I had a 100% functional electrical F40 three days ago. Today I replaced my front indicators for the round earlier style (preference only). Afterwards, signals worked and thought all was good. WRONG. Headlights now don't work. Checked fuse and it was blown. Replaced fuse switched the headlights on and nothing. Fuse blew again.
Thus begins the hunt. Took new indicators out of the loop in case something didn't want to play nice with headlights. No change (another fuse killed). Brightened up all the contacts in fuse block and squoze the holders so it gripped the fuse tighter. Same result. If I run 12V to the dimmer, I get headlights but no tail lights of instrumentation lights.
This tells me that there is a dead short somewhere between fuse block and dimmer (everything down from dimmer working with 12V applied) Fuse is fine until switch is pulled.
Does this sound correct? Any clues with the tail lights and instrumentation out? Missing something obvious?
Thus begins the hunt. Took new indicators out of the loop in case something didn't want to play nice with headlights. No change (another fuse killed). Brightened up all the contacts in fuse block and squoze the holders so it gripped the fuse tighter. Same result. If I run 12V to the dimmer, I get headlights but no tail lights of instrumentation lights.
This tells me that there is a dead short somewhere between fuse block and dimmer (everything down from dimmer working with 12V applied) Fuse is fine until switch is pulled.
Does this sound correct? Any clues with the tail lights and instrumentation out? Missing something obvious?