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99 Dodge stratus blows the fuse to the starter.

Every time I try to start the vehicle the ign. fuel/starter fuse blows. Following the Fuse Link to the starter looks okay. I know I have a head gasket leak and some oil leaked down to the starter. There is a film of oil on the starter and both of the leads that connect to the starter. Could this be why the fuse is blowing?

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  • chips7905 Feb 28, 2009

    I have removed the starter and cleaned it off. The secondary lead was really saturated with oil. I cleaned that up as well. Since I cleaned that up and reinstalled the starter, everything has been perfect. Thanks for the help.

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Starter could have gotten saturated and leaked into the starter. Take starter to part store to have tested. If leaked in it could short. Or the windings could have blown just enough to cause it to short.

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