Subject: Fuse Blowing Advice - Think I found it, but....
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posted on July 22nd, 2004 at 07:46 AM
Fuse Blowing Advice - Think I found it, but....
Morning all,
Over the last few days I've been greeted with a continuously blowing fuse, running the driver-side parkers (headlight, tail light, numberplate
light). At roughly the same time the drivers indicators have also been playing up, rear one not functioning and front one going twice the pace.
I was treating it as 2 separate problems, the indicator bulb seemed to be loose and with a finger touch it would work. Later it would loosen and stop
again.
Been cleaning connections for the other light problems, would go OK for a while then blow again. Scratching my head I was.....
Last night, with the indicator again playing up, took it all apart and made the bulb cavity a bit tighter, meaning the bulb now can't wobble around
at all, making bad connection. Seems to have fixed the indicator....and the lights!
We're talking the same side here - drivers parkers and drivers rear indicator. Is there a possibility - and I'd like frank advice here - that the
wobbly bad connecting bulb in the indicator was playing havoc with the tail light and causing the parking lights to blow?
I'm hoping someone says 'yes' truthfully cause I'm sick of pulling the lights apart.....
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posted on July 22nd, 2004 at 09:09 AM
It shouldn't, as the parkers and the blinkers are seperate circuits.. You could have a bad earth to that guard causing the problem...
Usually to blow a fuse, You need a short circuit, which is a wire or contact touching the body...
Check the wires to make sure they cannot touch the body or any other metal bits...
Damien was having a problem with the wires in the back of the headlight touching the body and blowing the fuse...
When a blinker bulb stops working, loose or blown - the bulb still working plus the indicator bulb in the speedo go twice as fast - this is a built in
safety device to let You know they don't work.. before someone runs into You...
Lee ..
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posted on July 22nd, 2004 at 07:46 AM
