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JadedX 03-10-2003 01:34 PM

well.....



the fuse blow when i turn my tail lights on





brake lights work, and headlights (there on a different fuse)



but the dash lights and the tail lights and rear side lights r on the same fuse



it takes a 15amp but 3-15's and 1-20amp fuses later i know i got a short



the only place i know of the building fell on the owner so i'm fucked



any help is kool

j9fd3s 03-10-2003 02:02 PM

well ou need to look at a wiring diagram, one of the power wires is gonna be a short to ground instead of going to the light (or what have you)



mike

JadedX 03-10-2003 02:31 PM

ok so i need to trace all the wires until i see one that is grounded out when realy its hot









well i put my exhaust on and i letf the ground wires off of that

that dosen't matter right

onboost 03-10-2003 02:44 PM

there are a lot of FDs out there has tail light short, seems like

Dumbrotorkid 03-10-2003 02:47 PM

mine is the same way...i havent gotten around to fix it but one of my mech friends bypassed it to a switch...ill be lookin into it soon https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/smile.png

turbovr6 03-10-2003 03:49 PM

it could be something easy like a bad bulb in the tail lights, it happens alot, when it burns out the filament falls to one side and shorts to ground

JadedX 03-10-2003 03:52 PM

kool





i'll try to get into it as well at the end of the month 14 days off of work so i can play with it







i do have an out brake light https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blink.png



it better not be https://www.nopistons.com/forums/pub...IR#>/blush.png


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