Outer Limits 4x4 Board

Gday guys i was just after a little help on a fuse problem i have. From what i can tell the fuse whihc is blowing powers the horn and hazzard circuit but the following circumstances make it seem a little odd.

Given the car on and nothing special (ie all other lights off etc) the passangers side indicators work fine but the drivers side flash fast as the rear and dash isnt working (ie the side and front ones are the only ones working) also at this point the hazards and horn DONT work.

Here is a small list of facts and bear in mind the horn/hazzard fuse is not in place while any of these tests were done:

- Constant 12V power across fuse blowing it instantaneously ((not sure on amps as my stupid multi is cheap) even when the key is out of the ignition
- Turn car on and it jumps to 14.3V
- Turn High Beams on and drops to 0.5V, hazards work (yes even though the horn/hazard fuse is out), and wehn i turn the spotties on (whihc are wired throuhg highbeam) and then off again they cause a spike in volts. Also while the hazards are on the drivers side rear indicator + all the passanger side works but not the front/side indicator whihc is the opposite to when i use the right indicator on its own (ie not throuhg the hazards)
- Diconnecting the horns did nothing
- Disconnecting the headlights did nothing

Im going insane trying to figure this out and i know i will get booked eventually for my indicator not working and also know that the horn doesnt work i always need to use it for stupid people on the roads.......evil murphy!

May?? help if we knew what sort of lawnmower you are driving??

Check ALL earth points

Bazzle

shit yeh sorry about that its a Daihatsu Feroza F310. I just cant get my head around what it must be shorting with. I have checked all visible cables from breakages. Also i cant find any link to the headlight circuit which is where it appears to be!

What size fuse are you putting in when it blows? Does it blow with a flash, or glow briefly before it fails?

Beyond that, I'm not really sure. Are your headlights positive switching, or negative?

it sorta sparks and blows i dont even get a chance to see the fuse or put it in place. its a 15A fuse but i have tries a 20A and the same thing happens. I dont wanna go any higher just in case it holds but i blow something else!

not sure on the head light switching either...

Well, for starters you should go around the headlight area and just clean up all the earths and make sure they are good. It may not be the whole answer but it is worth doing either way.

Are the spotlights new or old?

Check the trailer plug too.. Quite often they are the cause of such problems.

As want33s said.
I had a very similar problem.
This was the back of my trailor plug.

New one fixed the problem

cheers Chris