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    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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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.

 
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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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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.



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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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