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| mikeyboy_85 |
 Oct 28 2007, 08:53 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 24-May 07 From: australia Member No.: 7,758  |
Today i got in to take my 914 out on a nice sunny day and i noticed that my guages were not working right, so i looked at the fuses and replaced the blown fuse, the when i put myfoot on the brake pedal the fuse blew again. i looked at all the wiring on the tail lights and all seems to be in good order, and all the globes are fine, where else should i look ??
cheers michael |
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| alpha434 |
Oct 28 2007, 09:03 PM
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My member number is no coincidence. Group: Members Posts: 3,154 Joined: 16-December 05 From: Denver, CO Member No.: 5,280 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
That typically means you've got a short some where.
Get a good multimeter. |
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| mikeyboy_85 |
Oct 29 2007, 01:54 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 24-May 07 From: australia Member No.: 7,758 |
could you be more specific to where i should look?
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| Spoke |
Oct 29 2007, 07:01 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,992 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None 
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Some ideas:
1) If you've worked on some part of the car recently, see if there were any wires moved that may be shorting. Check the wires in that area for shorting. 2) If applying the brakes blows the fuse, check the taillight wires for proper connections. That is, connectors securely attached and not touching each other and wire insulation that is not cracked or stripped back too far. 3) Question: does the fuse blow when the running lights or headlights are on? 4) Check the wires around the brake light switch on the pedal cluster. Look for frayed wire insulation or loose connectors. Spoke |
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| Dr Evil |
Oct 29 2007, 07:09 AM
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Send me your transmission! Group: Members Posts: 23,002 Joined: 21-November 03 From: Loveland, OH 45140 Member No.: 1,372 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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Which fuse is blowing? That will help me help you as I can look at the circuit and tell you where to start (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| mikeyboy_85 |
Oct 29 2007, 09:20 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 82 Joined: 24-May 07 From: australia Member No.: 7,758 |
cool thanks, will check behind the pedals tonight
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| SGB |
Oct 30 2007, 08:18 AM
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just visiting Group: Members Posts: 4,086 Joined: 8-March 03 From: Huntsville, AL Member No.: 404 Region Association: South East States |
Check that the bulbs themselves are correct and correctly seated too. They can be jammed in wrong and will function- but the ground goes through the other filiment or something. In fact, just a blown filiment resting on the other one in the bulb can make strange things happen.
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| Cap'n Krusty |
Oct 30 2007, 09:26 AM
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Cap'n Krusty Group: Members Posts: 10,794 Joined: 24-June 04 From: Santa Maria, CA Member No.: 2,246 Region Association: Central California |
QUOTE(mikeyboy_85 @ Oct 29 2007, 12:54 AM)  could you be more specific to where i should look? You're a newbie, so I'll go easy on you just this once. Look at a wiring diagram, then trace the fault. Pelican Parts has nice wiring diagrams, in full color, on their website. The Cap'n |
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