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May 24, 2016 | 08:56 PM

4jfarmer

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odd electrical problem

Noticed yesterday my turn signal flasher was exsessively fast on one side. Checked and blown bulb. Replaced it and same thing but the light works now. While at the parts store I noticed when I apply my brakes that my park lights on the front lightly aluminate about 30 percent of full on. Once the terential down poor quits I'll dig deeper into it. Has to be a blown fuse somewhere I would think. Any ideas?

May 24, 2016 | 09:28 PM

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I'm thinking maybe water got into some wiring or the fuse box.

It might help if you tell people what vehicle you've got as well.

May 24, 2016 | 09:54 PM

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Sorry. Its a 2009 f250 with a 5.4.

May 25, 2016 | 06:00 AM

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It is NOT a blown fuse.

Most likely, it's either a bad ground or two circuits partially shorted together, probably caused by water getting where it didn't belong.

It would also help if you are SPECIFIC about WHICH bulb you found to be defective.

May 26, 2016 | 01:45 AM

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Rear right tail light. There's a gremlin somewhere. My rear left bulb blew today.

May 26, 2016 | 07:25 AM

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Probably water in the tail light assemblies.

That would be the first thing to check.

Jun 1, 2016 | 10:56 PM

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Probably water in the tail light assemblies.

That would be the first thing to check.

Problem solved. When my original bulb blew I replaced it both bulbs with led bulbs from Wal-Mart. After one day one of those blew and I put in one style bulbs. Problem corrected. Beware of led tail light bulbs.