blowing a fuse

BrandonW

BrandonW

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this happened before but then stopped happening for a long time now it happened again so i must have a short somewhere but i don't even know where to start because its the fuse thats for the windows, dash and climate control

anyone have any ideas or tips?

i mean i guess i just have to start testing everything, sucks because i just got my car back on the road from the rebuild and everything seemed to be going great now this...
 
Freshmaker

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Never diagnosed this myself but I would buy myself a bag of fuses, then unplug everything thats fairly easy. Window switches, climate control, light switches, etc. Put in a new fuse and see if it blows. If it doesnt blow, you plug things in until it blows. If it did blow right away then you gotta keep taking things offline.
 
lewis15498

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If unplugging things doesnt work you could have a shorted wire. From there you have to start testing the wires to see if any have shorted out to ground. You can do this with a multimeter. Set it to continuity test then put one lead against a solid ground point. touch the other lead to wires in a manner that you can keep track of. If a wire is not a ground and you have continuity then that wire has shorted. The TSRM will be a helpful tool in identifying wires.
 
CajunKenny

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lewis15498;1583977 said:
If a wire is not a ground and you have continuity then that wire has shorted.
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Also note that some wires/circuits will be grounded until power is applied to them.
(not correcting you Lewis, just adding to your comment... :))
 
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