I had lost ignition function on the same side
as well. I had taken off the console to troubleshoot a
different problem (no engine compartment blower function), when a
loose ground wire behind the console hooked onto a
“hot”, 12V terminal. It must have been the supply
to the Port ignition switch. The wire started to smoke, which
is how I noticed it in the first place, and I moved it off of the
ignition switch. This was what started the starting problem
and this investigation. I figured a fuse or breaker was open
somewhere, but I couldn’t find where they were.
I found the fuses and blocks. The bridge
fuse block is in the cabinet beneath the controls. There is
NO FUSEBLOCK for the main console. The fuses, for this
’96 model, are distributed throughout the circuits and
controls. Some are on the console (I knew this, but the ones
I needed weren’t there), some are inline in the wiring, and
others are in the devices. What I found for my particular
problem, was that there were circuit interrupters/breakers on the
engine, mounted near the solenoid. They’re red buttons
with the various amperage shown on them. I had to reset one
of them (had to push on the button pretty darned hard), and voltage
finally appeared on the ignition circuit! Those systems are
now “GO”.
The fuse
block in the bridge control cabinet had four fuses/circuits in
it. Two of them had the clips spread on one end of the fuses,
and all of the clips were corroded. Beware of this. It
affected the horn and other functions.