Blowning fuse

[skotty]

Hi, just woundering if anyone can point me in the right direction. I have a 87 LJ71 cruiser which has just started poping the tail light fuse, this also knocks out my horn, park and dash lights. I installed a radio couple months back but this problem has only just shown its ugly self. Any ideas where i could start or where the short ( if there is one) could be?.

Cheers
Skotty

[bruntonjm]

Sounds like maybe a short in the system somewhere, check where wires go through firewall, or may have chaffed somewhere...

[tallsam66]

Do you have a fitting for trailor lights ...its easy for the fitting or the cable to get damaged or full of mud etc.

[Suza]

Just finshed dealing with the same issue in my Safari. Check trailer lights socket and flex, I found mine by taking out the park lights and brake lights (leaving them conmnected) and then wriggled them around lots till I poped the fuse, turned out mice had a good feed on some wiring. I also replace my trailer lights connection and flex as I or the previous owner had munched it at some point

Hope this helps