# Prelude 1990 blown alternator fuse **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** prelude, fuses, alternators, honda\ **Created:** [January 22, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prelude-1990-blown-alternator-fuse/42985 "2010-01-22T00:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@joshsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshsmith)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prelude-1990-blown-alternator-fuse/42985/1 "2010-01-22T00:53:33Z")
hi - there’s a 10amp fuse for the fuel pump and alternator. twice it’s just blown. any ideas why this would happen? thanks josh history - car died on the road - no spark - towed to auto electric - replaced distributor and cap, all plugs, rotor button, and soldered a dry joint in the ecu - it ran - month later it died again - road service found the blown fuse - started up just fine - another month later blown fuse again - put in the spare and start just fine (note: not going back to the auto elec place as he is very sus) ---
**Author:** ![waterboy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/waterboy/32/764_2.png) [@waterboy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/waterboy)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 1:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prelude-1990-blown-alternator-fuse/42985/2 "2010-01-22T01:02:33Z")
Have you ever changed the fuel filter? ---
**Author:** ![joshsmith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@joshsmith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/joshsmith)\ **Post date:** [January 22, 2010, 1:26am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/prelude-1990-blown-alternator-fuse/42985/3 "2010-01-22T01:26:05Z")
fuel filter? not certain. i have had the 100,000 kilometer service 3 years ago (it’s a major service including timing belt) - i’d assume the fuel filter was changed but don’t know for sure.