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Old 11-14-2005, 05:57 PM
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every time i put a new fuse in the blinkers will work fine until i turn the lights on and then the fuse blows. any help would be much apperciated!
Old 11-14-2005, 09:36 PM
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Did you check your blinker fluid?

http://www.kalecoauto.com/fluids.htm
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Seriously, check the wiring in your tail lights. I'd bet you have a bad socket or chafed wire back there somewhere.
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Also check to make syre the amperage of the fuse is correct.
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Originally Posted by HiTechGent
Did you check your blinker fluid?

http://www.kalecoauto.com/fluids.htm
I love that! I have kidded about blinker fluid before but I'd never seen a link to where you could buy it!

Actually, I would check the front lamps for corrosion or shorting. Since the Camaros have separate rear turn signals, the headlights shouldn't cause a problem in the rear lamps.
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I thought it would be the opposite. Since the daytime running lamps were on all the time, then turning the headlights on would have no affect on the front blinkers. That's why I was thinking rear blinkers. I know the brake lights are a totally seperate circuit, but the F-bodies don't use the blinkers as tail lights also? I haven't seen a wiring diagram and haven't had a reason to mess with mine.
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The Firebirds share the taillights with the turn signals but the Camaros are wired differently and have separate amber turn signals that don't share anything with the taillights except a common ground point.

It would be interesting to find out if turn on the parking lights (not full headlights) also causes the fuse to blow. The difference is that the front lights continue to run the bright (DRL/turn signal) filament when the parking lights are on but switch to the dim (running light) filament when the headlights go on.




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