Fuse 17 keeps blowing !!
#1
Fuse 17 keeps blowing !!
Have a 95 f150 xl 4.9l 2wd ever since i got my truck all the gauges except the speedometer haven't worked so i started looking at it and fuse 17 will blow every time i turn the key. Ive pulled the gauges out still blows I've pulled the head light switch the radio every thing i cant figure it out and its driving me crazy!! Any ideas on what it could be ??
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1994 F150 XLT 5.8L 2wd
Not sure what 17 controls, too cold to go out and grab my book, but had a similar problem with our caddy with the windshield wiper fuse. Turned out to just be a shorted relay that was pulling too much current through the system tripping the fuse. Figure out what 17 controls, find the relay and swap it out with any other relay you have. Try putting in a new fuse.
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It blows when you turn on the ignition switch? OK, get out your owners manual or download it and see what all that circuit controls. I'm guessing that if it is the instrument cluster, it does not branch until it gets into the cab.
You may be able to find which wire it is by looking at the back of the fuseblock. At least you'll be able to see the color and routing. Follow the harness that it is in. It probably goes right to the firewall. Inside the firewall there may be a large connector for that harness. If there is, disconnect it, put in a fresh fuse, then try the ignition. If the fuse does not blow, you have narrowed it down to inside the cab.
Let us know what you find.
You may be able to find which wire it is by looking at the back of the fuseblock. At least you'll be able to see the color and routing. Follow the harness that it is in. It probably goes right to the firewall. Inside the firewall there may be a large connector for that harness. If there is, disconnect it, put in a fresh fuse, then try the ignition. If the fuse does not blow, you have narrowed it down to inside the cab.
Let us know what you find.