08-12-2005, 09:48 PM
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Lights wont go off, among otherthings.
So I went to turn my overdrive off the other day and found it didnt work. So i check all my fuses and find the blown one, so i replaced it. But that didnt fix it. I eventually figured out why, the fuse that control it also controls my back up lights, and for some reason now every time i put it in reverse the fuse blows. So i finally figure this out and figure theres not really much i can do, so i shut my car off and the lights wont go off. So i figure some relay is fried and now have to unhook the battery when i turn the car off. Hurrrrray :cry:
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08-12-2005, 09:53 PM
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why not just locate and pull the relay itself? Much less trouble. It should be somewhere under the hood.
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08-13-2005, 09:51 AM
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just wondering ... are u using the right type of fuse .....
umm what is it meassured in .... amperes ? i think ....
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08-13-2005, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by saadie
just wondering ... are u using the right type of fuse .....
umm what is it meassured in .... amperes ? i think ....
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That wouldn't cause his lights to stay on as a fuse is merely a circuit breaker set inline in the circuit.
The most probable cause is the relay being fused closed, a short circuit (which would cause the new fuse to blow immediately) or a bad ground point.
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08-13-2005, 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
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Originally Posted by saadie
just wondering ... are u using the right type of fuse .....
umm what is it meassured in .... amperes ? i think ....
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That wouldn't cause his lights to stay on as a fuse is merely a circuit breaker set inline in the circuit.
The most probable cause is the relay being fused closed, a short circuit (which would cause the new fuse to blow immediately) or a bad ground point. |
The fuse was right, and i all sorts of searched for the relay but couldnt find the damn thing. Cars were so much better before computers. 
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08-14-2005, 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by gigdy
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Originally Posted by ZfrkS62
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Originally Posted by saadie
just wondering ... are u using the right type of fuse .....
umm what is it meassured in .... amperes ? i think ....
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That wouldn't cause his lights to stay on as a fuse is merely a circuit breaker set inline in the circuit.
The most probable cause is the relay being fused closed, a short circuit (which would cause the new fuse to blow immediately) or a bad ground point. |
The fuse was right, and i all sorts of searched for the relay but couldnt find the damn thing. Cars were so much better before computers. |
what kind of car do you have gigdy? i don't thonk your lights are being controled by a computer.
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