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Originally Posted by Slade
Hi everyone so here is an update. Originally when I said I tested all the fuses, that was the fuse box under the hood. I completely neglected the fuse box inside the car under the dash. Please forgive my ignorance.
Upon testing the fuses, I saw that the brake light fuse was blown. Put another one in, along with the switch from Subaru that came in today. I put it in and the car still would not start. I checked and my brake lights won’t come on, switch had to be good, it is brand new, so I checked the fuse and it’s blown again. Honestly I thought maybe I had put the blown fuse back in thinking it was thinking it was the fuse, so I grab another new fuse pop that in, and it blows again.
So the brake light fuse keeps blowing, the good news is I have figured out the problem. The bad news is, why does the fuse keep blowing? I don’t have a clue. Any ideas? Thank you all for your help and patience in dealing with me by the way.
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NO! You get 3 demerits -
Well, the first thing I would suggest is that you read up on which circuit(s) are controlled by the fuse that keeps blowing.
Then, as ol soundman98 suggested, start with the brake light bulbs/sockets, then work your way back up to the fuse box to see if you can see/detect a condition that would cause a short.
Think - what have YOU done to your car lately, that could have smashed a wire to the stop lights?
Or, maybe you have a hungry rodent that chewed through a wire?
Bubba suggests that you pull the fuse, jump the fuse slots with a piece of heavy wire, stand back, wait a few, then look for the sparks/flames/smoke - BINGO there is the short -
PAY NO ATTENTION TO BUBBA TONIGHT, Saturday is his beer drinking night -
Happy hunting.
PS - check out this video - it most likely has nothing to do with your problem - but, the girl doing the work is kinda cute -
