[12three45]

Interior light and guage display fuse

Does anyone know why my fuse for interrior lights and my gauge keeps on blowing?

I noticed that the fuse blew after I left the overhead light on for 3 hours. It was still working when I started the car and by the next day it was not working anymore. I pulled down the fuse box and found the blown, fuse, but everytime I stick another fuse in there it blows right away. When I disconnect the overhead light and put the fuse it, it is ok, but once I connect the light it blows. The light works for a little bit before the fuse blows.

 

[Moraki]

humm thats an odd one, assuming your putting the right size fuse in, and the over head light is pluged in right (dont think you can reverse it) the only thing i can think of is somethings cross connecting the wires... either a some wire is loose and touching another, or theres a bit of metal where it shouldnt be. Hopefuly its something you can find ...worse case senario some how a wire got over heated or worn and its cross connecting another wire or the body... but all of thats just a guess.

 

[phatcat0887]

same thing has been happening to me. its a 7.5 amp fuse right? its annoying after about 10 fuses i just left it alone. i like how the needles turn all the way over when i start the car. but my clock is useless now cuz it always shuts of when i shut the car off.

 

[seaneyo99]

mine does the same thing! it sucks! lol i tried 7.5 10 15 20 25 and they all blow lol so theres something messed up. but its weird cause sometimes it will work and take a fuse then it will last for like a week but then BAM no interior lights lol!

 

[12three45]

Yeah, I disconnected my overhead light so my clock can work. Just dark kinda at night. Does anyone have another cougar around they can swap out the overhead light and see if the short is in the assembly or the cabling?

Andy

 

[seaneyo99]

I took mine apart 5 days ago and messed with some of the connections in it and put a fuse in and it still working?? weird! lol

 

[seaneyo99]

well bringing up and old topic mine is not working again and right now that overhead light isnt even plugged in and it still blows the fuse:shurg: help please!!!

 

[seaneyo99]

well i found the problem with this in my car it was wire that lead to the lights in the driver side sun visor they were pinched at one point and they were grounding out