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I noticed today that my rear lights weren't coming on when I turned my headlights on. I checked the fuse, and it was blown. So, I swap it for a spare. The second fuse blows instantly. Just for kicks I throw an 20A fuse in (the standard for the rear lights is 15A) and the lights stay on (dimmer than usual, though) for a short while, and then that fuse blows as well.

 

The rear lights do work when you hit the brakes, so I know the bulbs are good. I'm guessing I have a short somewhere.... recently, I removed the ignition coil and then forgot how I wired it up, so I had to play with it for a while before I could get the car to start. I wonder if that has something to do with it... Also, I have some wierd stuff going on with some of the idiot lights on my dash - the parking brake light will stay on (but very dim) as will the light that signals the operation of the headlight motors.

 

Anyway, I have a ground wire coming from my ignition coil to the chassis. When I removed the damn thing, it wouldn't start until I connected that ground. However, on my old XT6 I don't remember doing anything like that... I should mention that my ignition coil is not a stock XT coil, Although it looks just like a stock XT coil. I think it's from a chevy 350 or something - The previous owner put it in because apparently the stock coil doesn't create enough of a spark...

 

Anyway - I definately have a short somewhere, right? Besides the coil, where should I look?

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you need to correct the wiring for the coil, check for grounds, and shorts

 

That's just the thing though - I think my coil is wired correctly, i mean, the damn thing works :grin:

 

Do you all have an extra ground cable coming from your coil going into the chassis? When I took the coil out my car wouldn't start without that ground....

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