[azfordman]

Took the relay off this afternoon and opened it up....fried big time, even the contacts had been burned off. Called around and found a 70 amp relay at an electronics store. Went down to pick it up, showed the guy the burned relay and told him the issues I had had. He asked the magic question....."Is the relay mounted so that all connections are facing down? See this spot here, it's a water mark and if water gets inside one of these it will burn up real quick!". Some Beach!!!! One of the stops I had made the other night was to get the car washed, nothing had been bolted down since I was still trouble shooting, and the relay sits at the passenger fender right below the hood opening! That had to be the issue! I am such an idiot! Lesson learned though.... I got a new relay and will get it set up tonight, also picked up a diode to install along with it for good measure. Hopefully I won't be bothering anyone with this problem any more.....All of the help is greatly appreciated. Mark