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Well no vts and another battery didn't fix the problem. I blew the 5A 3 more times. Getting off work now and going to start ohm testing from one end to the other. I will find the problem but it is frustrating. Will update when something new happens. OH, I did bench test the mpem. Hooked 12 volts...

Well the dealer told me the mpem is bad. WRONG-I picked up the ski and only charge $45 for diognostics. Brought ski home and 1st thing I did was check battery (took out of ski for this test). Havent checked it yet so why not. It showed 11 something volts and dropping single increments while I...

UPDATE: Well as you can imagine the dealership called and said the stator tests good and its the mpem. I had to explain 3 times I swapped the mpem out with my other identical ski and it blew the fuse as well. So in the morning im heading down to the lake and pulling the mpem out of my perfectly...

UPDATE After unhooking every connection including the stator and reconnecting one by one the 5 amp fuse held until the stator plug. It blew the second I connected it. Continuity between 2 yellow wires showed good but not sure on proper procedure for ohm test. Anyway my buddy works service...

Luckily at the bottom of this post there is a list of posts with "5amp" fuse issues. I will start reading them all. WELL after reading them all I'm thinking the stator is bad. Not sure how that happens after just sitting under a cover all winter. Since I am able to swap computer, rectifier etc...

Hello All, First post so hang in there with me please. Matching 98 GTIs. Interchangeable keys and parts. 1 ski keeps blowing the 5amp fuse in the storage compartment :o If I hook onto key it blows. If I push start button with or without key it blows. I went thru 11 fuses interchanging parts...