Ground Locations
#11
You laugh about the fire idea. A number of years ago, I was trying to trace a lighting system short on my g.f.'s 1973 Datsun 610. It finally got me frustrated to the point of "I'll learn it, dern it". So I wrapped the fuse with foil and plugged it back in. Shortly after, a little smoke came from one of the tail light sockets. Worked like a charm, the bulb was shorting inside the socket. With today's cars and their delicate electronics, I wouldn't recommend using the "smoke signal" method.
#14
Monkeys8,
Try taking out your reverse bulbs and see if the fuse pops when you put it in reverse. Then put one bulb in at a time. When you find the side that blows the fuse, see if you can look at the wires on that side. You are looking for someplace where the wire rubbed off, got squished, broke or something that just doesn't look right. It might not be the ultimate solution, but it is a great place to start.
Try taking out your reverse bulbs and see if the fuse pops when you put it in reverse. Then put one bulb in at a time. When you find the side that blows the fuse, see if you can look at the wires on that side. You are looking for someplace where the wire rubbed off, got squished, broke or something that just doesn't look right. It might not be the ultimate solution, but it is a great place to start.
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