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matt tfn (aka matthewp) [ View ] [ thnk4nothin@yahoo.com ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ] new jersey, New Jersey (908) 296-3761

No parking lights on my 36....light tested the fuse, only one side of the fuse lit up. fuse is good. Pulled fuse and tested fuse holder terminal in the fuse panel and one side light up and the other does not and (terminal/holder) is loose. How do I pull it and replace it. I have an idea but i'm dangerous when it comes to electrical, dont want to fry anything. Thanks-

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Posted by Crazyhorse Rod Shop  -  10/24/2007 07:32 PM only one side is hot. dont poke the porchdog........he bites [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] BLUFF DALE, Texas Charter Member since March 2003   Posted by JAWS  -  10/24/2007 09:56 PM Neither with the battery disconnected......... An electrical headache can make a great car a pain [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boise, Idaho Charter Member since August 2004   Posted by Eliot Ness  -  10/25/2007 12:33 AM Shine is right, with the fuse pulled only one side of the connector will be hot. With the fuse inserted both sides should be hot if the fuse is good. In-other-words, if the fuse was in the holder and one side lit up the other side would also light if it was good. Are these the modern ATO fuses (colored plastic) or the older glass fuses? Some glass fuses can be blown but the element still looks intact, depending on the type of fuse. An OHM meter is sometimes the best way to check a fuse if you have access to one. John [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Lexington, Kentucky   Posted by hotrodgene  -  10/25/2007 02:08 AM All above is correct and I would suggest replacing fuse.I have seen more than one glass fuse not making contact at end on inside where you can't see.With fuse out only one end should be hot.fuse,fuse Gene Riffe [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Saint Petersburg, Florida   Posted by matthewp  -  10/25/2007 03:49 AM thanks everyone for the info. it's a colored plastic blade fuse. I have pulled the old and put in a new still the same, one side lights. I will put another new one in tomorrow by chance both were bad. Thanks again- matthewp [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] new jersey, New Jersey   Posted by JAWS  -  10/25/2007 12:58 PM The top of the fuse has two testing spots one on each side above the legs in the plastic. Use a voltmeter or test light with it installed. If you have voltage on both sides of the fuse, the the fuse is good, if this is the case and nothing comming out the wire on the otherside, then the connection from the fuse to the connector is open. Brant An electrical headache can make a great car a pain [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Boise, Idaho Charter Member since August 2004   Posted by matthewp  -  10/25/2007 03:05 PM My posts dont seem to be going through I hope I have written this a few times...... I tested both sides of the fuse and only one side lights w/ the tester. checked wires back to front, going to the switch next. Thanks again- matthewp [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] new jersey, New Jersey   Posted by Eliot Ness  -  10/25/2007 03:10 PM If one side of the fuse lights, and the other doesn't it is a bad fuse. Think of it as a small piece of bare wire, if you have voltage on one end (i.e. it lights), then you'll have voltage on the other end unless the wire is broken. You might be blowing the fuses as soon as you put them in if you have a short. Look at them closely before and after for a broken element. Hope this helps. John [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Lexington, Kentucky

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