1995 Ford Thunderbird electrical

Tiny
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  • 1995 FORD THUNDERBIRD
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)K, tried what you suggested, found a 15 amp fuse under the hood blown, tried to replace it and it shorted it out, either a short in the box or if the starter swith on the colum is bad would it short it out, cousingall the rear lights not to work?
Friday, November 8th, 2013 AT 12:55 PM

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Tiny
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You need to follow the link in the automated e-mails to your original post and reply there, otherwise you're starting a whole new conversation. All I know is you have a fuse that continues to blow.

A simple trick to finding a short is to replace the blown fuse with a pair of spade terminals, then use small jumper wires to connect them to a 12 volt light bulb. A brake light bulb works well. When the circuit is live and the short is present, the bulb will be full brightness and hot so be sure it's not laying on the carpet or against a plastic door panel. Now you can unplug electrical connectors and move things around to see what makes the short go away. When it does, the bulb will get dim or go out.
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Friday, November 8th, 2013 AT 1:16 PM

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