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tail light fuse keeps blowing

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Topic: tail light fuse keeps blowing
Posted By: thatguy425
Subject: tail light fuse keeps blowing
Date Posted: 18 October 2013 at 4:24am
84 fiero 2.5 auto.
keeps blowing tail light illumination fuse
I unplugged light in trunk area in rear
and that made it worse when I tried to put a
fuse in after unplugging that light
it started smoking and sparking I plugged it back in
its just blows the fuse I woke up this morning
to go to work went to put a fuse in it the damn
thing started smoking and sparking the light plugged in still pllz idk whats going on HELPPP!

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THIS DAMN CAR!!!!



Replies:
Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 October 2013 at 9:31am

Unplug all the lights on that circuit and find where the short is. Could be a bad bulb, could be the wiring harness itself shorting out.

 



Posted By: thatguy425
Date Posted: 18 October 2013 at 11:17am
I feel stupid. arggh I took apart everything still was sparking and smoking. I was stumped then looked inside my lighter port there was a damn dime jammed in it. pulled it out and it works fine no probloms. ITS ALWAYS SOMTHING SIMPLE haha


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THIS DAMN CAR!!!!


Posted By: Patrick
Date Posted: 18 October 2013 at 7:48pm

Originally posted by thatguy425 thatguy425 wrote:

I was stumped then looked inside my lighter port there was a damn dime jammed in it.

Wow, can't say that I've read of anyone else doing that. You're... special.

Good thing your fuses were doing their job. I hear that Fieros catch fire.



Posted By: thatguy425
Date Posted: 19 October 2013 at 6:17am
haha I guess that's the joys of letting a 3 yearold play in your car when ya clean it lol

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THIS DAMN CAR!!!!



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