[urq] reverse light short

[Newsh at aol.com]

This is a common fault, the wiring runs along the top of the gearbox  
attached to webs on the casting with metal clips. The insulation will have  riubbed 
through somewhere.
 
John

Message:  12
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 11:57:18 -0400
From:  djdawson2 at aol.com
Subject: [urq] reverse light short
To:  urq at audifans.com
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My 85 has been back in action for about  7 days... and a strange behavior has 
started.  My gauges/turn signals etc  stopped working when I left work 
yesterday.  I got home a checked the  fuse (#12)... blown.  Replaced, and 
everything's fine.  I tested the  functioning of each item on that circuit, and nothing 
goes wrong until I  activate the reverse light.  Put the car into reverse, and 
the fuse  blows.

Any BTDTs?  I have very limited tools where I am, and no  place to work... so 
if anyone has run into this, I'd love to hear a  shortcut.  My first thought 
is to disconnect the reverse light switch at  the trans, and see what happens. 
 I've never seen one of those fail  creating a short... but if the entire 
circuit is disabled, I'm thinking I'll  at least avoid blowing the fuse until I 
can fix it correctly.

BTDTs  appreciated!
Dave