Blown fuse

[mavnis?]

Does anybody the best place to locate the cause of a short from taillight /dashlights that is blowing fuses the fuse only blows after ignition is turned on
1989 Maverick s/w

[patrol man]

try the stereo, and dash panel switchs, look for what has been done lately, cheers Phill. trailer plug is another common fault.

[nalucas]

I did have a problem with mine a while back where the tail lights and dash lights fuse would blow just out of the blue. I did a lot of checking and found in the end it was the number plate light bulb. The glass has come loose from the base and must have created a short from time to time. It took years to find it and was really a fluke in the end.

If it is just that fuse blowing and nothing has been modified then check all your bulbs (tail, number plate and parking), trailer plug if you have one and finally the dash. If you have a serious short it shouldn't be too hard to find, something intermittant is a real mongrel though. I'm not sure why the ignition would have an effect on this fuse though........

[mavnis?]

Thanks the last globe to check was number plate light so I cleaned it out and cleaned all the terminals and so far no more blown fuse