Gauge lights
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ok this could be a VERY remote possibility... but it HAS happened b4 to us (on a 91 Park Avenue). There was a staple that got into a cigarette lighter and shorted the lighter and would blow fuses. I beleive the lighters were on a lighting circuit. So inspect everything thats on that circuit carefully....
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everything else is functioning as it should. Yes we are talking about the orange back lighting of the dash.
Sorry, I forget what year your car was, but the TechInfo article on dismantling the 1993 dash gauge cluster contains details on how to get the headlight switch out as well.
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A new twist to the light problem. I now can replace the fuse and have gauge lights, but as soon as I touch the brake pedel the fuse blows. I will now check the brake circuit.
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A new twist to the light problem. I now can replace the fuse and have gauge lights, but as soon as I touch the brake pedal the fuse blows. I will now check the brake circuit.
Do your brake lights still work, or are you blowing that fuse as well?
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I'm with Andy on this one. The brake pedal goes two different directions via linkages under the dash befor going into the firewall, and a wire could somehow have gotten in there. The only other thing I can think of is perhaps a previous owner had an aftermarket stereo in it, then put the original back in prior to reselling it, then crossed a wire somewhere with your brake wiring. Just an idea. I hate electrical problems. :?
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I have found the trouble with the gauge lights! With some time and more fuses I set out to find out just what was happening. Now I live on a hill so I alwasy use the emergency bake when parked. When I leave I put on the brakes and release the emergency brake at the same time, this is why I thought it was the brake circuit. What I found was when I released the emergency brke the fuse blew. Right beside the pedal is a wiring harness and it was shorting out when the pedal was released only. I have since moved the harness over and put some wrap on the harness to stop any contact.
A big thankyou to all that replied and got me pointed in the right direction.
A big thankyou to all that replied and got me pointed in the right direction.
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