Tail light keeps burning out... thoughts?
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Short should blow the fuse, no?
Bad ground would cause the light to just be out, not burn out filaments on the brake side. (dual filament)
Bad connector is possible, but it's still burning them out, not just a wiggle it and it's fixed scenario.
Housing is clear of condensation.
This is why this has me stumped, all of the typical easy fix solutions are fine. My only thought is that the truck is some how over powering the brake light circuit, but why then only the right side and not left too?
Bad ground would cause the light to just be out, not burn out filaments on the brake side. (dual filament)
Bad connector is possible, but it's still burning them out, not just a wiggle it and it's fixed scenario.
Housing is clear of condensation.
This is why this has me stumped, all of the typical easy fix solutions are fine. My only thought is that the truck is some how over powering the brake light circuit, but why then only the right side and not left too?
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Short should blow the fuse, no?
Bad ground would cause the light to just be out, not burn out filaments on the brake side. (dual filament)
Bad connector is possible, but it's still burning them out, not just a wiggle it and it's fixed scenario.
Housing is clear of condensation.
This is why this has me stumped, all of the typical easy fix solutions are fine. My only thought is that the truck is some how over powering the brake light circuit, but why then only the right side and not left too?
Bad ground would cause the light to just be out, not burn out filaments on the brake side. (dual filament)
Bad connector is possible, but it's still burning them out, not just a wiggle it and it's fixed scenario.
Housing is clear of condensation.
This is why this has me stumped, all of the typical easy fix solutions are fine. My only thought is that the truck is some how over powering the brake light circuit, but why then only the right side and not left too?
I spliced in a new connector and everything was fixed.
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The short, bad ground, and bad connector COULD cause the wires to overwork and create more heat. I had fixed my parent's conversion van blower motor because the power connector was almost completely corroded. Somehow that made the connector REALLY hot and melt and the fuses to blow.
I spliced in a new connector and everything was fixed.
I spliced in a new connector and everything was fixed.
Corrosion creates resistance, resistance creates heat, that's how it melted, more the likely letting the terminals of the connector touch and blow the fuse.
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