Somedays It's Better To Be Lucky....

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In this video I have a look at a customers Honda Ridgeline that has been blowing the interior light (dome light) fuse for over 3 years! Experience lead me right to the cause of this issue.
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@spelunkerd Жыл бұрын

For anybody wondering how he was able to get away without a fuse, remember that the light he used has enough resistance to limit current to about 4A, even if there is no additional resistance in the circuit. The light IS a high resistance fuse. So the wires are safe for testing even with a dead short. It's still a bit of an unknown at the area of the short, I suppose it could start a fire there if you left it on. When testing you rarely leave it on for more than a few seconds, so more damage at the point of the short is unlikely. Ultimately the area of the short will always be fixed or bypassed.

@DDescalchuk57 Жыл бұрын

Light bulb to find a short is pretty much the only way to do it. It’s how it’s taught during the 4 year apprenticeship program in Canada

@greg7886 Жыл бұрын

Somehow, I'm confused about this. I'm assuming the 7 amp fuse for which the 4 amp test light is substituted is on the load side of the circuit. When the test light is first plugged in, it is stated / shown that the short is not present and the test light is not lit but the dome lights are. If the test light is in series with the dome light circuit, why does it not light? The relay is on right? Why is this any different than just considering the test light bulb as another resistance in the circuit which will consume its share of the voltage drop in the circuit. I may understand if I'd seen a diagram. I understand what is stated above but in my mind I would expect the bulb to just get brighter when the short happens. Anyway not sure if anyone can help me understand, Thx

@DDescalchuk57 Жыл бұрын

@@greg7886 the test light needs a path to ground. The fuse circuit is hot on both sides of the fuse if the fuse is good. A short is always to ground, so when there’s a short the test light has a path to ground so the bulb lights. When it’s not lit it just acts as a resistor limiting current flow slightly. It’s a super safe way to locate shorts. And you don’t blow a piss load of fuses while doing so. In most cases you can just start unplugging connections on the suspect circuit until the light goes out and that shows you which part of the circuit is the issue. In some cases you gotta open the harness up and cut the wire to divide up the system to find the problem area. There’s another super old school way to finding a short. Insert paper clip watch for smoke to start in the harness wait for smoke to stop and run an overlay. Hahaha I wouldn’t do it this way but it’s another way lol

@frankvucolo6249 Жыл бұрын

Well, sir, you went and did it again. You confused luck with experience and knowledge! Luck is chance. Experience and knowledge give chance the best chance. Now that poor guy is gonna be walking around with a nose hair sticking out because YOU took away his mirror light. I sure hope you can live with yourself! 😀

@peglegtoo Жыл бұрын

@@DDescalchuk57 Thanks for the detailed description. This made sense to me when he did it but your description really clarifys how it works and why its beneficial.

@moparscot9271 Жыл бұрын

Mr O playing “Operation” while diagnosing a short! 😂😂

@josephhobbs4754 Жыл бұрын

6:36 Amazing rear view mirror angling, so we could see you picking away at the visor. Serious professional filmmaking on display.

@ShookieJay Жыл бұрын

I highly respect the fact that you took the time to add your findings to the silver bullet library. You are a good honest mechanic, I wish more of em were like you

@QBRX Жыл бұрын

You're so funny. "I'm a dad, I drink beer, I know things." Nothing has ever inspired me to be a dad more than those words.

@QBRX Жыл бұрын

@@infinitevelocity2.0 But do you know you're not funny?

@Sicktrickintuner Жыл бұрын

But what if I’m a dad currently drinking beer and knowing things. Some days you are the bird, others you are the bird crap

@QBRX Жыл бұрын

@@Sicktrickintuner That's right, he didn't say you know everything, and life is perfect.

@freetolook3727 Жыл бұрын

Exactly what I told my daughters when they asked me how I knew about stuff they did and tried to hide it from me.

@kcMan7938 Жыл бұрын

That’s a classic dad joke , and the kids are lucky to have such a thought full parent with keen wit ,and sense of humor!!! Winning !!!

@markmalikowski4971 Жыл бұрын

These type of mystery fuse issues are exactly why I watch your videos. Great job Mr. O!

@scurfie2343 Жыл бұрын

You are right!

@Uticagreens Жыл бұрын

Free tip Friday for you Eric: I had my optometrist order a pair of safety glasses with the bi-focal portions on the bottom AND on the top sections. Using these glasses, you can see everything better when working under anything.

@milantrcka121 Жыл бұрын

Great idea!

@joesantiso6495 Жыл бұрын

Worked in a transit garage - a number of mechanics did this

@mayhew75 Жыл бұрын

That sort of wizardry has got to be illegal! You must switch from normal to readers it's a 45+ rights of passage.. none of this hudu-guru phantasms crazy talk

@mtebaldi1 Жыл бұрын

I had to do the same thing for the equipment I worked on. When looking up with your lower bifocals you see a blur unless you can put your head back 180*. It is either that or have a pair made like you were using them for a PC. It's like seeing through a bifocal but it is the entire glass.

@CommomsenseSmith Жыл бұрын

LOL Eric Os game show who can find the short first. When you hear the buzzer you win!! 😂

@joeandgod1 Жыл бұрын

As a person that does electrical diagnostics, I can tell you, an intermittent interior lights fuse blowing can turn into one of the hardest electrical problems of all, it has that potential. So that knowledge was invaluable.

@ted-b Жыл бұрын

Experience beats a ton of luck, every time!

@wallingj68 Жыл бұрын

Finally! A video where Mr O is a "shady" mechanic. As if we needed more evidence of how things are going in the world.

@mayhew75 Жыл бұрын

I agree, "I'm a dad." Thats a true statement of authority. As a Mom, and a do all fleet mechanic, welder, builder.. I know stuff.. listen child .. listen

@alcasey3551 Жыл бұрын

Eric O is a wealth of knowledge 👍👍👏👏✔✔

@dporrasxtremeLS3 Жыл бұрын

I'm a Dad, I know Things, I drink Beer!... Man! Eric, I come hear for the Tech information, and YOUR Wisdom and Humor! Thanks!

@porkchop4604 Жыл бұрын

Eric, y u lucky bastard. Gotta love experience. You are the king of electrical issues.

@kenfromsilverdale5675 Жыл бұрын

You're just getting to be an old geezer like a lot of us Eric and reading glasses will be permanent part of the rest of your life. Love your videos, keep em coming!!!

@tedsaylor6016 Жыл бұрын

The buzzer like on a old game show. All you need is the wah wah waaah sound.

@crlaw75 Жыл бұрын

Or "The Price is Right" losing horns.

@SF80CAMARO Жыл бұрын

The last time I required a light in the driverside vanity mirror I was craving a Bud Lite....

@dustcommander100 Жыл бұрын

Eric O, you are THE MAN!!! A memory like a steel trap, and a troubleshooter to boot. Winning combination!

@papapapa6689 Жыл бұрын

He even has a buzzer. I'm impressed

@richardbambenek2601 Жыл бұрын

Experience is the best teacher. When I worked on computers and a tech would find a problem right away we would call it zooming on a problem. Well done sir

@jlexon Жыл бұрын

"Good judgement comes from wisdom. Wisdom comes from bad judgement!"😜

@jamesu Жыл бұрын

Using your experience is way more than LUCK. Thanks Eric!

@ejwxb2561 Жыл бұрын

Whenever I watch these videos, a line from an old Batman movie comes to mind: "where does he get those marvelous toys" (test equipment). Great video as always!

@mattbrown5511 Жыл бұрын

Experience is the best teacher as my father used to say. Little things get filed away in the organic computer and will surface when needed. You did a bang-up job as always.

@throttlebottle5906 Жыл бұрын

and none of it being taught nor handed down, is exactly what has crippled the USA(yeah they're trying to hide it), but the same has occurred to all other countries that are well off.. the exact same thing took down the Roman empire. lack of skills and laziness.

@wingman8447 Жыл бұрын

The dreaded readers. I use 1.5 to read and 3.0 to see close up. Sucks to get old. Good vid. Thank you

@phillipdewitt4454 Жыл бұрын

Eric just wait until your arthritis catches up to your vision then try looking under dashboards :) Best saves some money to where you don’t need to work anymore than you want in your senior years.

@qemuandroid_8.144 Жыл бұрын

Spot on about those glasses😁. The Black Edition was in Identifix right above the EX-L you picked...

@stephenmorrissey1254 Жыл бұрын

I like seeing that you fixed it the same way I would have. Horn honking, swearing and sweating.

@DapimpBDSD Жыл бұрын

I find it hilarious that you post a video about interior lights right after I got done fixing an interior light issue in a bus LOL. Incase, it was just a bad light pulling too much power. Unhooked all the lights and plugged them back in until I found the one that pops the fuse, not the ideal way but probably the quickest when there's over 9 lights that could be the issue

@MikeBrown-ii3pt Жыл бұрын

Eric, I had to laugh at your "I'm a dad and I know things" line. Since I'm a grumpy old man myself, my wife bought me a t-shirt a while back. It has a picture of a cat sitting at a desk with a cup of coffee. The caption says "It's what I do. I drink coffee (beer too in my case), I hate people (also true in my case) and, I know things". I'm pretty sure that Luna, the shop cat would approve.

@robiecarmichael9958 Жыл бұрын

Better to be lucky than good! My favorite uncle’s saying. And you are correct it is better to be lucky than good some days. Great video Eric

@machintelligence Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on getting that pivot loose without either a. skewering your hand or b. tearing a divot in the headliner.

@ForgetU Жыл бұрын

6:20 I can see your work in the rearview mirror.

@jbrhel Жыл бұрын

There's an old saying Mr. O. "I'd rather be lucky than good." You nailed it. But rest assured, you're good. Thanks for the vid.

@ricktotty2283 Жыл бұрын

Eric, I had a special pair of safety glasses made that has bifocals in the top and the bottom. That’s so you don’t have to turn your head upside down to use your bifocals. I’m retired now but I still have them.

@keysautorepair6038 Жыл бұрын

Hopefully you all have a wonderful day no matter what you are struggling with somehow it will work out.

@eddymahon1503 Жыл бұрын

Nice comment. Have a great day!

@Darjan_Spasojevic Жыл бұрын

Dude fixed it faster than it took me to get my scanner out! Amazing, A-1

@gillgetter3004 Жыл бұрын

Years ago when I was about your age I brought wife to eye doctor, while she was getting examined I was reading in lobby. Doc came out with her looked at me with my readers and asked when was my last exam, told him I couldn’t remember! He says come on it’s paid for, after exam he says your eyes are worse than your wife’s. Got the bifocals and the whole world looked like a 3D movie I could see again😊👍

@bobmcdoggish9659 Жыл бұрын

Excellent diagnosis! Sometimes being old and knowing stuff is a good thing.

@billmonroe8826 Жыл бұрын

Man, that's one problem that has existed for years and years. Ever since they put the light in the visor from at least the 70's that's the first place I check too. Learned the hard way too. lol

@PatrickJago Жыл бұрын

That is some serious experience you have. I would have never thunk to move the visor around. Talk about knowing your sh*+!

@G31mR Жыл бұрын

You deserve that self-patontheback, Eric. Nicely done.

@chillybrit2334 Жыл бұрын

Invoice to customer itemised thus: 1. Moved Driver's Sun Visor To Diagnose Fault - $5 2. Decades of experience to know to move the visor - $395 3. Not giving you the run around replacing expensive computers or components for no reason as other shops might - $0 You're Welcome. We Aim To Please. Have a Nice Day. P.S. Be sure to pay the nice lady on the way out. :D

@61rampy65 Жыл бұрын

About 40 years ago, I had a customer's Chrysler product in for inop dome light. It would pop a new fuse instantly. Long story short, I decided to find the short by jumping the fuse and looking for smoke. OH BOY, I found smoke!!! It was billowing out from the headliner area. Lowered the headliner and found two wires that had nearly burnt thru the headliner material. If I had left the jumper wire in for one more second, it would have burnt thru the headliner. I got lucky, but I never did _that_ again!

@GarnConstructionInc Жыл бұрын

Surely not your ordinary mechanic! The homemade test light current limiter came in clutch again.

@danandrews88 Жыл бұрын

It is situations such as this one that I watch all the South Main Auto videos that I can. Now I'm not afraid to tackle that damn intermittent light in my overhead console in my 2001 Dodge 2500. Dang light has been that way since 2009.

@mikemaccracken3112 Жыл бұрын

Love it! Definitely should be in Identifix.

@SouthMainAuto Жыл бұрын

I added it

@toddperry2270 Жыл бұрын

South Main Auto. The home of the Honda whisperer.😊

@tomduncan1970 Жыл бұрын

At 3:20.... It reminds me of that game when we were kids called 'Operation."

@ouch1011 Жыл бұрын

Don’t mistake experience with luck. You found that due to prior experience. Green techs don’t like to hear it (I know I didn’t when I was a new tech years ago) but experience is unbelievably valuable in the auto repair world.

@robertbisson964 Жыл бұрын

Your a good mechanic, a good dad so have yourself a few beers . ( at home after your shift only ) love your video's from Cowansville, Québec , Canada.

@chrishartley1210 Жыл бұрын

It probably happens on the driver side rather than the passenger side because that's the one that gets much more use. Additionally, the vanity light on that side is probably rarely used unless the driver is one of those who applies makeup while driving. If so, you may just have saved the driver's life.

@tracydiller9378 Жыл бұрын

Great job Eric O. as always. Never a dull moment at SMA. Have a GREAT weekend and a safe one.

@BiPolarBear722 9 ай бұрын

Getting Honda panels apart is the worst. I feel your pain.

@danr1920 Жыл бұрын

I just had my sun visor replaced on my 14 Accord. Not for electrical issues, but turned real hard. Only issue in 213,000 miles. Nothing else.

@RJon2006 Жыл бұрын

Eric O is the Goat! Well done, sir. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

@fubartotale3389 Жыл бұрын

A (perhaps) small thing that I noticed on the wifes CRV was that the wires going into the door was a straight shot, and after a shit ton of miles, those wires started to break and had to be repaired due to the constant bending at 90°. Conversly our Subaru has offset the exit and entry path of those wires, and they just flex slightly when you open and close the doors. There will never be that same problem on the Subaru, and it cost what, 7 or 8 cents more in wire length? And now over time I have noticed how some automakers nickle and dime you to death in so many ways. For example, do you have to drop your fuel tank to replace a fuel pump? You dont think about it until you nred a new pump. Some cars have an access port under the seat, easy peasy, some don't. I was surprised to find that excellent cars like Honda and Toyota cut corners like that, while Subaru and others did not. Ot affects the ownership experience if you keep your cars long term.

@allanenders5525 Жыл бұрын

Hi Eric, the glasses with readers, top and bottom are called, Double Ds here! They work Great. Try em, you’ll like em!....

@Micko350 Жыл бұрын

Eric I stumbled across a bit of a 'hack' yesterday during a cook up on the Pit Barrel & your video of when you did your Steaks came to mind. I used some 14" long bits of Concrete Garden Edging(kind of like 90° Angle Iron((I don't know what you Guys call them/it over there)) to lift up the Coal Basket & get the heat closer to the Grill. I thought about putting another set of lugs further down in the Barrel but didn't want to Drill through the Porcelain! At the beginning I sat the grill directly on the Coal Basket to Sear then lifted it back up to it's original spot. A lot of words for a few steps I know but trust me! 👍

@AntonioClaudioMichael Жыл бұрын

Good find Its probably shorted in the Visor being that the Visor is moved constantly

@jorgefernandez-mv8hu Жыл бұрын

That is a great tip! Saves a whole lot of grief. Now I am going to see if my sun visor telescopes out on my Honda Pilot. Have a Great Day!

@mikedayitt Жыл бұрын

hey Eric. If you need bifocals then try and get a pair that has the bifocals on top. Trust me when working on cars..they would be very handy...and get a pair for bottom. I dont know if yu can get them top and bottom but when working they would be handy

@jdtractorman7445 Жыл бұрын

Good job on spotting the problem so quickly, yes, sometimes better to be lucky or have an experience in the past that was similar. I had a similar instance with a vehicle that was blowing a 10 amp fuse for the interior lights. Of course, it was a loaded up vehicle option wise. It had vanity light, dome lamp, map lamps and a courtesy light in each door. I figured the wiring went up the right side windshield pillar so I pulled the inside trim piece off and boom there it was in front of me. One of the metal clips retaining the molding had chafed the wire when it was installed apparently. Fixed the wire and all done. Very first place I looked, that's lucky.

@tomdale1313 Жыл бұрын

You always go with experience help, tanks for sharing...

@lexteakmialoki5544 Жыл бұрын

Brains coupled with experience...A powerful combination.

@jayloftus9206 Жыл бұрын

Eric, it is called presbyopia or hardening of the eyeballs after 40.

@KSMike1 Жыл бұрын

Agree it’s in the visor. Honda has a long and distinguished history of visor issues, mostly with literally coming apart from swiveling them up & down.

@dustcommander100 Жыл бұрын

The wife's 2007 Camry had floppy visors. Took it to the dealer along with a recall letter from Toyota. They said it wasn't bad enough yet, because they didn't flop all the way down - just partway. This is also the one with the dash that goes gummy and excessive oil use.

@darylmorgan9887 Жыл бұрын

Good job Eric. Experience shines through once again.

@mikechasse1016 7 ай бұрын

Dome lights stuck on 81 Buick Electra wagon with 10 interior lights and 5 cigarette lighters in the circuit. Headliner trim screw over the LR door nicked the ground wire completing the circuit. That was a fun one.

@richardhemingway6084 Жыл бұрын

I would have left the bulb checklight wired up, then tugged and pulled on the roof lining harness. Just to see if it is still affected with the visor unplugged. Seems legit, that the visor has had the most wear during driving. Nothing beats experience, for getting straight to it. Excellent video as always.

@richardbambenek2601 Жыл бұрын

It would also depend on where the short is, the end that is still connected to battery voltage or the part isolated from the circuit. But it would just blow the fuse so no danger of a fire

@shadetreemech290 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he could have done that.

@richardhemingway6084 Жыл бұрын

@@richardbambenek2601 If the short was on the live side of the fuse, then the wire to the battery would catch fiire, or blow a major fuse closer to the battery.

@richardbambenek2601 Жыл бұрын

@@richardhemingway6084 True but in this case we know that the short was on the protected side but not on which side of the plug the short was on for sure but most likely on the side out of the circuit

@mikes-wv3em Жыл бұрын

japanese cars rarely short in the loom

@user-hu7vv4hb5i Жыл бұрын

Great job and good memory and that is called experience.

@blackkimba2079 Жыл бұрын

Well at least you didn't have to take down the whole headliner and repair wiring up above there. That would have really been bad, good job.

@chrisgabbert658 Жыл бұрын

Getting old yep 😁 you just know stuff 🤷‍♂️ and we have a problem.

@whiskeytangopapa1232 Жыл бұрын

Hoping he wants it fixed so we can see the dissection. Premium contant right here.

@paulkresky1465 Жыл бұрын

Had pretty much the exact same symptoms, along with the additional problem of my wife's corolla dash lights flickering and going out at times. Dome light didn't work. Parasitic draw led to weak battery overnight in winter. I found a short on the backside of the dome light housing on the car roof, and really crusty insides of her in-dash interior dash and dome light rheostat control switch. Couldn't find replacement switch so took apart and cleaned. Car works right now, and no parasitic draw. Would never have thought of visor light. Thanks for info, Eric.

@paulleck Жыл бұрын

Time for Lasik Eye surgery. It will change your life and make you feel 20 again. You do it Friday and back to work Monday. Awesome job.

@marvinspens4637 Жыл бұрын

Keep up the good job I love every one of your episode that you have been watching you for quite a while

@stationaryenginesworldwide Жыл бұрын

Great one Eric .. I also read thru the comments at times and notice your honesty truly touches lives along with your educational experience.... A big thank you today!

@larrywalker3137 Жыл бұрын

You are the man I'm impressed every time I watch your videos keep them coming

@jerryking2418 Жыл бұрын

Experience matters. Well done.

@deziking Жыл бұрын

This was very good diagnosis video. Amazing. Keep up the smart work.

@robertcrossley9803 Жыл бұрын

Good luck, skill and past knowledge, well done. Thanks for the video.

@goodcitizen64 Жыл бұрын

I definitely learned some good stuff today! Great video, and your experience outweighed the luck, brother!

@jeffbecker9809 Жыл бұрын

That was nice. Experience took you to the visors. Good video. Thanks.

@michaelgarnett1196 Жыл бұрын

Another good fix Mr O your experience paying off 👍

@waltstrait5807 Жыл бұрын

Hope he wants it fixed, great content 🤗

@wyattoneable Жыл бұрын

This video along with Spelunkerd's comment will help a lot of people. Good team work!

@kennethhendrie2091 Жыл бұрын

I feel your pain after 45 years of being a mechanic when it came to losing my eyesight and needing glasses it change the game so dramatically

@glenharper3136 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Eric.

@shellez101 Жыл бұрын

Good to see you having a better day , you looked broken after the F150 video…….keep ya chins up mate .

@frankp215 Жыл бұрын

Good call!

@u9027 Жыл бұрын

Well, learn something new everyday. I own a 17 Ridgeline and my wife owns a 22 CRV. I never knew the visors slid back and forth....🤔Thanks, Eric!

@andrewg6238 Жыл бұрын

I had an 07 Accord that had that. When my daughter pointed it out, I was amazed and amused. The amusement was at my own expense.😂

@tombruce5758 Жыл бұрын

Once again I learned something from the Eric O, Thank You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@stevecorcoran9869 Жыл бұрын

Modesty seems to be making you conflate experience and good troubleshooting skills with luck. Just because past experience leads to to make your first step in troubleshooting the area you have found issues in the past does not make you lucky, it makes you an effective troubleshooter.

@aliasfred Жыл бұрын

For fuses that keep blowing, I make a rig with a good old school turn signal flasher. Two wires, plug it into fuse space, then track down the "flashing wires".