RE: Help w/fuse problem

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

> hi kit,  you said:
> >Today, I decided to replace my third brake light bulb which has
> been out for a
> >few weeks.  Every time I hit the brake pedal, the "brake" and
> "stop" lights on
> >the warning panel would light up.  After replacing the bulb, I asked my
> >fiancee to check if the third light was lit - it did not - no
> big deal.  The
> >problem was that all of my brake lights would not light up when I hit the
> >brake pedal.  Upon opening the fuse box, we found that the brake
> light fuse
> >had blown. Everytime we replaced the fuse and hit the brake
> pedal, the fuse
> >would blow. This would happen with the new bulb in, old bulb
> back in, or no
> >bulb at all.  Now, my "brake" and "stop" lights blink constantly
> and I have no
> >rear brake lights. Help! I'm afraid I'll get pulled over!
> ========================================
> i'd worry more about getting rear-ended!
>
> what i'd first try is taking ALL the brakelite bulbs out,
> carefully clean all
> the contacts (& bulbs) and re-install them, one at a time, trying
> the brakes
> after each one.  also, czech which other circuits run off this
> fuse, and czech
> them out, also.

this problem, imo, has nothing to do with the bulbs.  you have a shorted
wire somewhere between the brake pedal switch and the tail lights.

the obvious first place to look is inside the trunk, for a chafed wire
that's coming into contact with the body of the car.  there have also been
problems with the circuit board that the tail light bulbs plug into.

good luck,

bs

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