Electronics Need help wiring something up? Thinking of adding an electrical component to your car? Need help troubleshooting that wiring glitch?

Why do i keep blowing the TAIL fuse ?

Old Dec 8, 2006 | 06:17 PM
  #1  
91Z28's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
From: Northglenn, CO, USA
Car: 91' Z28
Engine: 355-Supercharged
Transmission: 700R4
Why do i keep blowing the TAIL fuse ?

Immediatly after i pull the headlight **** the fuse blows, i read that i should test all my bulbs from the outside to the inside, i did this none were bad... So that means i probbably have a ground somewhere, how do i trace the wires back to the faulty one ? Where do these wires run inside the car ?

Last edited by 91Z28; Dec 8, 2006 at 07:24 PM.
Reply
Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:02 PM
  #2  
johnnyboy's Avatar
Supreme Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
From: western ny
Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
what do you do that blows the fuse?
Reply
Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:24 PM
  #3  
91Z28's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
From: Northglenn, CO, USA
Car: 91' Z28
Engine: 355-Supercharged
Transmission: 700R4
just pull the headlight **** to the first positon IE parking lights, Oh and ive replaced the headlight switch too....
Reply
Old Dec 8, 2006 | 07:30 PM
  #4  
johnnyboy's Avatar
Supreme Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
From: western ny
Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
did it do this before or after you replaced the switch?
it sounds to me like you have a short somewhere, but you should check your grounds, there should be a ground in the hatch area somewhere, i'm not exactly sure where though.
or you might just have the wrong amperage fuse.
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2006 | 01:45 AM
  #5  
91Z28's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Dec 1999
Posts: 656
Likes: 0
From: Northglenn, CO, USA
Car: 91' Z28
Engine: 355-Supercharged
Transmission: 700R4
This all hapened before i swapped out the switch about the time a swapped out my t-5, im using the correct amp fuse, i swapped the switch because i thought it was the problem, and after testing all the lights im convinced it's a short, where do these wires run inside the car ?
Reply
Old Dec 9, 2006 | 09:12 PM
  #6  
johnnyboy's Avatar
Supreme Member
iTrader: (3)
 
Joined: Feb 2006
Posts: 1,093
Likes: 0
From: western ny
Car: '82 formula clone, 95 saab 900se
Engine: 350 vortec'd tbi, 2.0L turbo
Transmission: 700r4, 5 spd
Axle/Gears: 10 bolt 2.77 open
the connections for the lights run along the back behind the lenses and then into the car on the driver's side and run behind the plastics and then along the floor on the driver's side.
Reply
Old Dec 10, 2006 | 03:23 PM
  #7  
powermite's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 536
Likes: 1
From: united kingdom
Car: Transam
Engine: ZZ4,Holley Stealth Ram,Commander 950
Transmission: T56
i had this happen on one of my cars.It turned out to be the wiring that runs under the seats,shorting out.It'll be a pain to take the seats out and lift the carpet but well worth a look
PM
Reply
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Cam-aro
Camaros Wanted
2
Nov 12, 2015 03:35 PM
Fanatic1074
Interior
4
Oct 2, 2015 03:47 PM


Thread Tools
Search this Thread

All times are GMT -5. The time now is 06:52 PM.