Power-point, cig lighter don't work

[Jim Brizz]

I have a 1992 F-150 with the straight six. I plugged a small air compressor into the power-point to pump up a low tire. Well, I forgot about it (the engine was running) and when I went back to it the compressor had stopped. The plastic male part that goes into the power-point was melted. Now I can't get either the power-point or the cigarette lighter to work, even though neither fuse was blown and I tried new fuses in place of them. I'm referring to the passenger compartment fuses. Is there a fuse or relay in the power distribution box under the hood that could be the problem?

 

[dustybumpers]

Might be that some of the melted plastic is in the area where the plug goes keeping it from making contact.
As far as the tool goes, the end of the plug should unscrew, and there is usually a glass fuse inside there

 

[Jim Brizz]

I checked the power-point socket on the truck, and there's no debris from the plug in there. The compressor I was using doesn't have a fuse in the plug; I wish it did, because then this wouldn't have happened. The problem is that the cigarette lighter doesn't work either, and I wasn't using that at the time.

 

[Sparky83]

if its anything like the First Gen Super Duty's the actual "power point" is the most fickle thing to work... ive pretty much given up trying to make it work in my truck and went to just using the lower one...

 

[dustybumpers]

Check the ground on it. like sparky said, it is a really cheap set up.
IMHO I would replace the socket. It is only tin, and it makes a bad ground.
Never use anything that pulls any kinds of amps off a power point. use clamps off the battery, and an inverter.

 

[pnp522]

It might be a burned wire. The power point, lighter, and light for ash tray are on the same wiring harness. It plugs into the main harness under the dash.