Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: wingedwarrior]
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01/10/11 01:32 PM
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Pull your dome light down and check for a dead short grounding out.
Old, tired, and sometimes broke down. Me, not my car...
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: stumpy]
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01/10/11 02:32 PM
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Yancy Derringer
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To test for a brake light short unplug the turn signal switch.
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You need to separate the wiring into major areas. The other handy plug you can disconnect is the harness plug in the left kick panel, right before the rear harness goes under the doorsill.
Another "quickie" is to disconnect the brake light switch right at the switch.
As someone else said, you need to get a good diagram. There are all kinds of tricks in this circuit, like feeding the ign switch key buzzer, if you have a map light or console, some of the dome light stuff goes there.
"Check your grounds." No, sorry, NOT a ground problem. This is a short somewhere.
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: Yancy Derringer]
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01/10/11 04:30 PM
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"Check your grounds." No, sorry, NOT a ground problem. This is a short somewhere.
I always suggest checking grounds with electrical issues. I went on to say "If it's popping as soon as you put it in I would think something is grounding that shouldn't be" meaning a dead short.
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: wingedwarrior]
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01/10/11 05:26 PM
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........... I am now down to the black wire and the large red wire that supplies power. I am assuming the short might be in the black wire but it does not light up with tester.
If this is the very large black and red wires going to the fuse box, you are on the wrong track. The red is "hot" feeding anything that is live / key off. the black is the feed coming from ign in accessory/ run, such as wipers, heater, etc.
The dome light wiring goes a LOT of places, depending on options, as I mentioned.
Have you disconnected the lighter? Should be able to get to it, maybe, by pulling out the ashtray. Been a few years for me.
If this turns into a nightmare, there is a couple more tricks. You used to be able to buy a "short tracer." This is essentially just like a turn signal blinker, and I guess a limiting resistor. You clipped it across the fuse, and the "blinker" turned the circuit on/ off. Then you can use a "detector" like a compass which reacts to heavy magnetic fields--which will be surrounding the shorted wire.
http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-SGT25100-Short-Finder/dp/B002XMUGZC
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: wingedwarrior]
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01/10/11 06:16 PM
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Check the bulb in the dome light to be sure somebody hasn't installed a single contact bulb.
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satellite
[Re: John_Kunkel]
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01/10/11 07:10 PM
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Check the bulb in the dome light to be sure somebody hasn't installed a single contact bulb.
You should have read his first post. No dome light bulb.
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satelli
[Re: Mopar_Country]
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01/17/11 03:48 AM
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I am having the SAME exact problem with my '69 Satellite. Have you found anything yet? Kinda can't drive it without brake lights .
69 2dr Satellite, 70 Charger, 69 GTX
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satelli
[Re: SkynyrdTim]
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01/19/11 02:16 AM
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Ok, there is a hole in the headliner and there was a dead mouse in the car when I bought it. I'll start with removing the dome light bulb and see what the fuse does when I put it in. According to the factory wiring diagram this fuse also goes to the hazard flashers, glove box light, map light, clock, and trunk light. Guess I can narrow this down to which one is the problem one at a time by removing the bulb or unplugging the plug to each one and see what the fuse does. Can it be this simple?
69 2dr Satellite, 70 Charger, 69 GTX
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Re: blowing brake and dome light fuse in a 1970 Satelli
[Re: SkynyrdTim]
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01/19/11 03:35 PM
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You can eliminate the dome lamp wires by unplugging the 2 pin connector over the left wheel house accessed through the trunk.... White connector, yellow & pink wires...
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