URGENT Problem - Electrical

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URGENT Problem - Electrical

Postby Brad on Sun Jul 27, 2003 3:46 pm

Ok, fuse number 6 on my car blows everytime I turn my lights on. This is the left hand sidelight fuse.

When my engine is running, both headlights, foglights and main beam spots work fine. My left hand brake light, and sidelight flicker on and off.

With the engine off, and sidelights on, no lights on the left side will work.

Also, my radio memory keeps going. The time just keeps resetting when I turn engine on and off.

And also, I get power surges when driving where my car just shudders and starts to die........floor it and it sorta comes back.

Where the fcuk do I start? Its definately an wire shorting to earth, but im stuck.

Plus I got pulled last night for it, so it needs sorting.
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Re: URGENT Problem - Electrical

Postby bowdenj on Wed Jul 30, 2003 8:48 am

Brad :Ok, fuse number 6 on my car blows everytime I turn my lights on. This is the left hand sidelight fuse.

When my engine is running, both headlights, foglights and main beam spots work fine. My left hand brake light, and sidelight flicker on and off.

With the engine off, and sidelights on, no lights on the left side will work.

Also, my radio memory keeps going. The time just keeps resetting when I turn engine on and off.

And also, I get power surges when driving where my car just shudders and starts to die........floor it and it sorta comes back.

Where the fcuk do I start? Its definately an wire shorting to earth, but im stuck.

Plus I got pulled last night for it, so it needs sorting.


Brad

Disconnect all the wiring to those foglights, (cut the wires if need be) and try again.

Disconnect stereo, and try again. Next disconnect anything other than Ford original kit, and try again

I'm away from home at the moment, so can't help until at least weekend


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