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Fuse problem
some weird shit has been happening over the last few days with my brake light fuse. on sunday (yesterday) i didn't notice my fuse blew on my brake lights until a friend (the one with the mr2) was tailing me to another friends house and said my brake lights aren't working. i checked the fuse, and of course it was popped. no problem, for now ill just throw in the 15a from my cigarette lighter into my brake fuse location. today it popped again. i checked it out and having no 15a to replace both of them i put a 20a into my brake light location and a 15a into my cigarette lighter location (i know how stupid that was but i needed to get around and i didn't have the time to stop and check it out). after driving maybe for 30 minutes today i realized that the brake light one popped again. its spec'd to have a 15a in there and it popped a 20a. im amazed. i've never seen anything like it before and im wondering if its something as stupid as a bulb being burnt out, sending a surge back through the circuit and blowing the fuse. im sure some of the more mechanically inclined (watkins, THC, help me out here) will be able to help.
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Re: Fuse problem
Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but could it be a wire shorting out?
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Re: Fuse problem
It's possible. It could be sending too much current to the fuse. Maybe the wire insulation is worn?
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Re: Fuse problem
You have a short to power or something is drawing a lot more amperage than it should.
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Re: Fuse problem
All I know is often on aircraft (I know I keep using A/C as reference but it's what I know) the insulation can be chafed off and the wire itself can come in contact with the airframe itself, causing a short. It can cause false warnings/ indications.
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Re: Fuse problem
i was just hoping someone would tell me its something simple so i didnt have to rip the whole goddamn dash apart to get at everything.
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I would be looking for a short as well. Start at the actual tail lights.
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You need to find out where the circuit runs, aka wiring diagram. Start at the lights, work your way back.AHTOXA wrote:I would be looking for a short as well. Start at the actual tail lights.
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I was gonna say print out a WD, but looks like ya beat me to it. Let us know how it turns out.comingbackdown wrote:You need to find out where the circuit runs, aka wiring diagram. Start at the lights, work your way back.AHTOXA wrote:I would be looking for a short as well. Start at the actual tail lights.
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Re: Fuse problem
+1 to everything said in here...it's a short and I wouldn't rip apart the dash until the rest of the wiring has been checked. Even then you shouldn't have to rip the dash open, I don't think.
Depending on how your stuff is wired you may want to check the brake light switch at the brake pedal.
Depending on how your stuff is wired you may want to check the brake light switch at the brake pedal.
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Re: Fuse problem
thats the first thing i checked. i took the brake lights off today to inspect them and they all seem fine. the wiring is fine. the wiring all the way back to the dash is wrapped and none of it looks even slightly damaged (which is amazing for how f*cked up the truck is). idk what to dotheholycow wrote:+1 to everything said in here...it's a short and I wouldn't rip apart the dash until the rest of the wiring has been checked. Even then you shouldn't have to rip the dash open, I don't think.
Depending on how your stuff is wired you may want to check the brake light switch at the brake pedal.
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Visual checking doesn't do the job. You need to probe everything with a multimeter.
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+1. Continuity checks all around.theholycow wrote:Visual checking doesn't do the job. You need to probe everything with a multimeter.
Furthermore, wrapped wiring doesn't mean the insulation hasn't burned through from an overload and caused a short, doesn't rule out a broken wire, and moisture and varmints can do a huge amount of damage to wiring.
Could even be a bad factory splice. It happens, trust me.
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Re: Fuse problem
when i checked the fuse inlet itself with a multimeter it didnt even register any amperage and maybe .2 volts. i should try another 15 amp fuse inlet and see what the consistency is for the amperage running through the other 15 slots.
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Continuity?LHOswald wrote:when i checked the fuse inlet itself with a multimeter it didnt even register any amperage and maybe .2 volts. i should try another 15 amp fuse inlet and see what the consistency is for the amperage running through the other 15 slots.
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