blowing head light fuse
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blowing head light fuse
I keep blowing the fuse to the headlights. When low beam is on, the right blinker flashes the low lights. When high beam is on, the blinker works. when I turn on the low lights, my cluster light indicators show the right blinker dim and the high beam indicator light is also dim. Any ideas?
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First, night help if you identify your truck..year and model...drl or autolamps?
Generally when you blow a fuse, there is one of two conditions occurring...
1) too much current
or
2) the power is being shorted to ground.
You say the lights are dim at certain times, i would then check for wires that are chaffed with bare spots that are shorting out. Check for any chaffed wires that pass through a sheet metal opening or against a metal body panel. I would start under the hood. I might also try isolating the headlight wiring that goes from under the hood to the headlamps.
Generally when you blow a fuse, there is one of two conditions occurring...
1) too much current
or
2) the power is being shorted to ground.
You say the lights are dim at certain times, i would then check for wires that are chaffed with bare spots that are shorting out. Check for any chaffed wires that pass through a sheet metal opening or against a metal body panel. I would start under the hood. I might also try isolating the headlight wiring that goes from under the hood to the headlamps.
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