Gage short on 79 fj40

[sfclines]

Hello all. I am blowing a fuse on my gages after just a few miles on the road. I think there is a wire somewhere that is shorting out. Any ideas? I want to know if anyone else has had this problem and if so what was the fix.

Hoping I dont have break in to the wires and look for bare wires but that might just be what I have to do.

Thanks
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[Pin_Head]

Are any of the gauges pegged to the right? If so, the short is after the gauge and before the sender.

If not the short is between the fuse and the gauge, under the dash. Start disconnection gauge wires one by one and see if it short goes away.