Have you established that the rear license plate lights are not ,also, on this circuit. I've found variations in the Bentley diagrams. Brian Kelly.
In a message dated 09/01/2001 7:19:32 PM Central Daylight Time, clerkin@STUDENTS.UIUC.EDU writes:
> You might check with your manual to check that you actually have the right > fuse in there. The PO of my vanagon had replaced one of my fuses > incorrectly and I had the exact same thing happen to me as you have > described. > > -patrick > > On Sat, 1 Sep 2001, van man wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I have a short somewhere in the wiring for my tail, > > parking, and side marker lights (left). I keep > > blowing the fuse every few days. I have removed all > > of the light casings and inspected the area of wire > > that is visible, but all of that wire seems to be in > > resonably good condition. Ive swapped out all the > > bulbs. I cant seem to tell what exactly what I do > > that shorts it out, because it doesnt happen when I > > test all the lights, blinkers, etc. The short always > > occurs at somepoint when I am driving. > > > > My problem is that I dont have the slightest clue as > > to how to go about finding where the short is. My > > electrical skills and knowledge are nill. > > > > Can one of you electricle gurus give me some pointers > > to finding out where the problem exists? Speak to me > > as if I know nothing about electrical stuff. > > > > Thanks a million, > > > > jeff > > >
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