Cream Dream Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 hey fellas my AE71 keeps blowing the gage fuse, it will work for bout a minute then blow i have replaced it 5 times now :) any ideas what i could check???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.L.Z.BUB Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 put a stronger fuse in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Have you got anything else connected to the gauge fuse? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Dream Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Have you got anything else connected to the gauge fuse? Â no stock standard nothing changed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trev Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Well you could unplug the dash and see what happens with the fuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Dream Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 Well you could unplug the dash and see what happens with the fuse. Â might have to give that a go, i have changed the dash cluster but did that bout a month ago and havnt had a problem until now :bash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BReNt Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 put a stronger fuse in. Â Do not do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 +1 for NOT putting a stronger fuse in it! Â take the fuse out and check resistance between in the fuse holder. Â check short circuit to positive & ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Dream Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 +1 for NOT putting a stronger fuse in it! take the fuse out and check resistance between in the fuse holder.  check short circuit to positive & ground  yea wouldn't put a stronger fuse in could potentially make a bigger problem :l  their should just be 12v running through the gages right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evan G Posted May 4, 2010 Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 yep around 12V, but the problem is excessive current draw/short circuit  if you replace the fuse, when does it blow? when you turn the lights on? etc etc or blows straight away when you turn ignition on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Dream Posted May 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2010 yep around 12V, but the problem is excessive current draw/short circuit if you replace the fuse, when does it blow? when you turn the lights on? etc etc or blows straight away when you turn ignition on?  I'm not 100% shure i just put a new one in and went for a drive it was working then randomly i noticed that the gages stopped working again, i might have to go get sum more fuses and go through the instruments indicators, lights brake lights and see if one of them is short circuiting some where and blowing the fuse i will report back 2moz arvo with and have a bit of a play around with it cheers for the info guys :bash: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swinnei Posted May 5, 2010 Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 unplug the guage put a new fuse in, if it still blows you have a short somewhere if not your gauge is f@$ked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cream Dream Posted May 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2010 hey guys went and bought sum more fuses today before i went to work, i banged one in and its been fine all day hasnt bolwn yet i hav tried putting lights on ect every thing i did yesterday and no problem at all lol so all good for now. might have had some thing to do with the long drive doen the freeway i did yesterday mabey my alternator works to well and was running to many amps through the cluster?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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