82 Cigar Lighter Dead

[ylbill]

Hi, I have a dead cigar lighter on my 82. I checked the wires at the lighter and nothing. Doing some research I noticed someone mentioning some inline fuses. I do see a long red housing (about 2-1/2") under the dash behind the fuse panel. It didn't seem like it came apart and I don't like forcing anything, especially on an old vehicle. Can someone confirm this is part of the cigar wiring? It would be great if it was such an easy fix, but I don't have high hopes. Part of the challenge of owning a 30 yr old spider. Thanks in advance for any replies.

[124JOE]

on my 78 theres a red wire going to it,
back up the wire i have a white fuse holder pushing in the side it should snap open
and replace the 10 amp fuse

[rlux4]

With the red fuse holders you need to unscrew one end of the holder to get the fuse out. I pull off the spade connector on the end I want to unscrew so the wire doesn't get twisted.
Ron