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Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:21 pm
by Outlaw71
I have been restoring an 85 B2. One of the issues I have is the brake light fuse in the fuse box keeps blowing. I bought it last year and the brake lights were not working so I replaced the brake sensor on brake pedal along with a lot of missing fuses. It worked fine for like 6 months and then it would blow the brake light fuse every once in a while but now it blows all the time. I've looked for shorts, Any help?

Re: Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 5:47 pm
by Mudhog1977
Something grounded out sometimes it may be a bad light socket I've seen that happen before but honestly I think u might have a wire rubbed raw or something to that effect and its just grounding out

Re: Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:48 pm
by drofman
If it won't do it when you turn on the turn signals it's not the socket or bulbs.. I'm thinking muti-function swt or wiring from brake swt to muti- function swt.

Re: Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2012 4:54 pm
by drofman
I just had another thought. The speed control on the same curcuit

Re: Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 10:37 pm
by Outlaw71
thanks, I am having the multifunction switch replaced because of another issue, hopefully it will fix it.

Re: Brake light Fuse keeps blowing

Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:11 pm
by tekatlarge
If that don't work a large ball of tinfoil goes a long way!