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03-05-2010 #1
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Glowing fuses
help i have a 1968 firebird rear taillights blow fuse when turned on brake lights work fine and headlights work fuse does not blow right away starts to glow seems to have a good ground any suggestions?
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03-05-2010 #2
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start taking bulbs out until the large amp draw goes away.....take it one circuit at a time and find the culprit.
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Thanks will give that a try could be the new headlights
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Headlight fuse???? GM doesn't have a headlight fuse. Does your Bird have one of the wiring kits like Painless?
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Fuses usually do not glow.
Glowing would indicate a lot of heat , which would melt (blow) the fuse.
It sounds like the wire to the taillights is grounding prematurely ( shorting the circuit) somewhere ..
Or , the ground for the tailights is bad and its backfeeding through another circuit ...
Is it factory wiring or a Painless kit ???Jeff Tate
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Check your license plate light housing, the wire goes through a grommet that I have seen split and cause intermittent shorts.
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