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Fuse blowing
graham2306:
Been over every bit of the loom visible and also cleaned all the mud offf the towing electrics. Found some remains of the military wiring hanging at the back, but not live. Not found any shorts at all. Current fuse has been in for 3 days and is still working.
I HATE ELECTRICSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!
Dirty Gertie:
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You and me both!!! ](*,) ](*,) [-o< #-o
It'll probably turn out to be a wire that's worn thro the insulation, and only makes contact with earth (and thus blows the fuse) when you go over a bump, turn the steering a particular way or some such irritating intermittent doo-dah.
Best of luck finding it!!
Skywalker:
If 25 amp fuse worked OK it's unlikely to be a dead short (ie. straight to earth) as that should blow any fuse, don't want to be boring but was always taught "never ignore the obvious" and sometimes its paid off, .... is 10amp the correct fuse?....Hope this is helpful, if not it's probably back to tracing wires...........
Cheers
Dave
Xtremeteam:
had the same kinda prob on a 90 i was prepin for its mot,when u switched the sidelights on everything worked but when u switched them off they stayed on,they would only go off when u removed the aux fuse for the interior light etc,traced it back to the trailer socket
graham2306:
10 amp is the correct rating according to the diagram on the inside of the fuse box! However as the vehicle has been re-built onto a galvanised chassis before I bought it I can't guarantee it is still wired as original, in fact from the tracing I've done so far I can guarantee it isn't.
Current fuse in the box is a 15amp, as I was working on the fact that if it was a dead short it would blow anything and if it was more items on the fuse than original this would be a reasonable increase without torching the wiring. I'm also working on the principal that as it's guages and bulbs on the fuse they will blow before the wiring bursts into flames.
Thanks for all the help guys and gals.
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