at first it was just the gauge fuse, but now the tailight fuse is popping to now. where, and how can i begin to solve this problem??

 

Geez, what is this; the latest "bug" going around third gens?? Anyone with any suggestions?

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'88 Formula 350
Bright (VERY bright) red. Mods? yep, but never enough!
New toy: '85 305TPI/700R4 Black T-Top T/A

 

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I'm not certain about cars, but most trucks wire the gauge cluster in with the tail lights so if your tail lights go out you will know it. I've pulled trailers before and had a short in one of the trailer wires and it will blow the fuse to the tail lights and dash.
So with that said I would recommend trying to isolate the shorted wire. Has a plug for pulling a trailer been installed? Pull out all the tail light bulbs and see if the fuse still blows.

 

I had this problem before in my 86 SC. One of the wires for the radio was grounding out and blowing the fuse, I pulled out the radio and re-taped all the ends of the wires so they wouldn't short out. It's been almost 2 years and I never had another problem.

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1992 RS 3.1
1985 POS (SC 2.8 CFI)

 

I had the exact same problem as auxout described in his post, albiet in a different type of car. Radio wiring was the problem.


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stephen - 89 GTA - https://www.thirdgen.org/rides/index...ew&rideid=1321

 

What is the correct rating for the guage fuse? Is it 10Amps?

Thanks

Rob

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1987 IROC-Z Auto (LB9)
Black/grey interior with the stance of a streetfighter
I like to think of her as Arnold Schwartzeneger in a dinner suit

Mods
Custom exhaust. 4 Inch pipe from the headders all the way back to a single muffler at the rear. No Cat. K&Ns, AFPR and Air foil.

Future mods:
Cam change
New torque converter
New heads (maybe corvette L98)
Strut brace
Sub frame connectors
Ram Air

Current G-Tech times
0-60mph 6.26 seconds
1/4 14.74@100.2mph