Hi gang,
I know there are several posts on here about things connected to the tail fuse that commonly cause it to blow, but I'm having trouble finding them now that I need them. I'll just post a few details.
1996 fzj80, tail fuse repeatedly blows. I have a Slee illuminated switch tapped into the dimmer wiring, as well as a light tapped into one of my front parking lights, but they have been connected thusly for months and this problem has only just come up in the last week. Just turning the lights on does not cause the fuse to blow, but driving the truck almost guarantees that the fuse will blow, which leads me to suspect that some vibration or other is causing something to ground out somewhere and blow it.
So basically I'm just wondering who else has run into this issue (I know many people have). Any particular spots that are the most likely culprit before I start going over the whole damn circuit? So far I've seen trailer wiring harness (my truck has two hanging out the back for some reason...), the rheostat itself (seems unlikely), the stereo connections behind the center dash (mine is aftermarket, but it still seems unlikely for such an all-of-a-sudden problem with no prior stereo issues, plus I don't think my stereo is hooked up to the dimmer anyway), and various wires/harnesses running to tail/side marker bulbs. Any other ideas?
Thanks guys, you've been truly terrific help sorting out my electrical gremlins in the past so I have come to you once again, hat in hand, for a bit of help.
Colin
I know there are several posts on here about things connected to the tail fuse that commonly cause it to blow, but I'm having trouble finding them now that I need them. I'll just post a few details.
1996 fzj80, tail fuse repeatedly blows. I have a Slee illuminated switch tapped into the dimmer wiring, as well as a light tapped into one of my front parking lights, but they have been connected thusly for months and this problem has only just come up in the last week. Just turning the lights on does not cause the fuse to blow, but driving the truck almost guarantees that the fuse will blow, which leads me to suspect that some vibration or other is causing something to ground out somewhere and blow it.
So basically I'm just wondering who else has run into this issue (I know many people have). Any particular spots that are the most likely culprit before I start going over the whole damn circuit? So far I've seen trailer wiring harness (my truck has two hanging out the back for some reason...), the rheostat itself (seems unlikely), the stereo connections behind the center dash (mine is aftermarket, but it still seems unlikely for such an all-of-a-sudden problem with no prior stereo issues, plus I don't think my stereo is hooked up to the dimmer anyway), and various wires/harnesses running to tail/side marker bulbs. Any other ideas?
Thanks guys, you've been truly terrific help sorting out my electrical gremlins in the past so I have come to you once again, hat in hand, for a bit of help.
Colin