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| ventilator01 |
 Jan 11 2006, 04:26 PM
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Everytime I turn on the headlights, the 5th fuse from left blows, then have no tail lights on drivers side. When I first checked it both 5th and 6th fuse were blown, replaced both now 5th keeps blowing. Thx Steve
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| r_towle |
Jan 11 2006, 09:48 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,705 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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We had this problem and it was traced to really dirty and corroded light bulb sockets in the rear tail lights...
The outer edge of the light buld for the tail lights is the ground, it touches a metal rint in the socket to complete the circuit... When they are dirty, you overheat the fuse, because you are drawing to much current. It is cheap to clean them... A small bruch, electrical cleaner, and some emery cloth to sand everything clean. Rich |
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ventilator01 Fuse keeps blowing Jan 11 2006, 04:26 PM
DougC Dude, I hate problems like this.. sorry i won... Jan 11 2006, 05:03 PM Rand Fuses 5 and 6 are parking lights. Look for a short... Jan 11 2006, 05:08 PM Aaron Cox had the same problem.
did you recently weld up or... Jan 11 2006, 05:11 PM ventilator01 No I did not recently do anything, but I just got ... Jan 11 2006, 05:43 PM blitZ I had a similar problem a few weeks ago. Traced i... Jan 12 2006, 07:06 AM ventilator01 Ok, i cleaned connection on side markers and front... Jan 12 2006, 10:00 AM ventilator01 I ran out of white fuses, and have been using red,... Jan 12 2006, 10:10 AM r_towle To funny,
We just did this too, putting my sons c... Jan 12 2006, 10:20 AM ventilator01 Reversed the wires to front light on drivers side,... Jan 12 2006, 10:51 AM ventilator01 Reversed them back, did nothing to other side yet... Jan 12 2006, 10:57 AM dmenche914 Be carefull swapping fuses colors, the colors indi... Jan 12 2006, 11:08 AM ventilator01 Yes I have a white one back in there now. Still st... Jan 12 2006, 11:30 AM dmenche914 Removed wires, replaced wires, and all is better??... Jan 12 2006, 11:47 AM ventilator01 no its not fixed, my fuse does not blow anymore wh... Jan 12 2006, 12:03 PM ventilator01 Just went for a ride, fuse blew when i turned the... Jan 12 2006, 07:20 PM Elliot Cannon Could be worse. I have a friend that grounded the... Jan 12 2006, 07:25 PM r_towle I think you have put a power wire on a the ground ... Jan 12 2006, 09:52 PM ventilator01 I dont see any numbers, I pulled off front wheel ... Jan 13 2006, 04:54 PM SirAndy i can't believe no one has asked this yet ... ... Jan 13 2006, 05:03 PM ventilator01 1974 have not had it long. Jan 13 2006, 05:34 PM SirAndy |
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