[V8] update on short.

[Tony and Lillie]

Don't know if you are still chasing this one, but here's what I do in this 
situation. You have three legs that you have eliminated, and successfully 
stopped the short circuit for the time. Get a fuse link, install it in each 
of those legs with a 2.5 or 5 amp lower rated fuse. That is, 2.5 to 5 amps 
lower than the existing fuse that feeds that circuit. That way, your fuse in 
the link blows first. Makes troubleshooting easier.

 See which leg blows the fuse when you turn the headlights on. Now you have 
a spot to start looking, rather than just being stuck geussing.

Post up what you find.

HTH,
Tony

P.S.  I've used this before on a lot of vehicles. However, it's especially 
useful on a circuit with multiple loads that has an intermittent issue. Had 
one that kept blowing the fuel pump fuse about every 50 miles of driving. 
Made that search much easier.

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: [V8] update on short.


> Hello group, i spent a little over a hour today on the car and now it is 
> not blowing the fuse anymore when i turn on the headlights but the dash 
> lights and the console lights just dont come on.
> i disconnected the hood light and the glove light and the rear license 
> plate lights and still no dash lights but the fuse does not blow anymore. 
> ?????
> Also noticed that the "self check" system on fuse 30 stopped working, it 
> use to run thru a series of 8 or 10 things when the button is pushed. This 
> is no longer operating.
> The rear cig lighter is working throughout this issue with out a fuse 
> blowing.
> im thinking of changing the head lamp switch, but it does not explain why 
> the Self check stopped working which is on a different circuit and not 
> powered by the headlamp switch.
> I no longer get the "OK"  when activating the ignition either.