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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 07:50 PM
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blinker fuse

I have a 1984 ford f250 with a 460 gas engine. The blinker fuse keeps blowing and Im problem and what have you found to be the problem or possible proble
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 08:56 PM
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Crappy home-made trailer wiring splices near the tail lights have been known to cause this.
 
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Crappy home-made trailer wiring splices near the tail lights have been known to cause this.
Yes. Either that, or low blinker fluid......
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 09:32 PM
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thanks for the tip rouge wullf but I already check that and it was right up next to the full line
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by ctubutis
Crappy home-made trailer wiring splices near the tail lights have been known to cause this.
thank you ill check it tomorrow when I have more room and light to work. ill keep ya filled in if it helps or not
 
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Does it only pop the fuse when you use the turn signal?
I had a short that would blow when you used the brakes -or- the turn signal.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:13 PM
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Does it only pop the fuse when you use the turn signal?
I had a short that would blow when you used the brakes -or- the turn signal.
so far ive only had it go using the turn signal.
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:24 PM
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Look first for bad wiring at the rear.
Otherwise
Maybe a chafed wire in the column, where the switch is?
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:29 PM
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Seriously, trailer wiring is the number 1 cause. Followed by a bare wire at one of the signal light sockets.
If the brake light fuse has not given any issue, then it could be up front. Does it tend to do it when the right of left signal is used? Or is it random?
 
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Originally Posted by ArdWrknTrk
Look first for bad wiring at the rear.
Otherwise
Maybe a chafed wire in the column, where the switch is?
ill check them both and make sure ive got it right. ill let ya know what it was and if it worked
 
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Old Jan 15, 2014 | 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Rogue_Wulff
Seriously, trailer wiring is the number 1 cause. Followed by a bare wire at one of the signal light sockets.
If the brake light fuse has not given any issue, then it could be up front. Does it tend to do it when the right of left signal is used? Or is it random?
its just been sporadic and only been happening since around Christmas. I was thinking that it went with my flasher. but it just happened again today. im ganna bet on the trailer wire though. guys that owned it before me wernt to bright
 
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I have had that fuse blow when a trailer was hooked up and I shifted the manual transmission into reverse - you could hear it pop when it went.

Another possibility is chafed wiring beneath the steering wheel.
 
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I have had that fuse blow when a trailer was hooked up and I shifted the manual transmission into reverse - you could hear it pop when it went.

Another possibility is chafed wiring beneath the steering wheel.
ive never heard it pop but my radios always on, but I do think that the trailer wire is still a very good possibility.
 
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