Tail lights stopped working??

Nonaof2

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89 XJ Went to leave the house and get stopped to being told my tail lights didnt work along with my marker lights and flashers. cant figure it out. i went through and replace the fuses and they just keep popping on the "park lmp" under the dash. has to be a short im thinking or possibly the flasher relay blew? i do have a cracked amber light on the front right where the bulb has been exposed and their is condensation on the socket for the bulb to plug in but i replaced it and nothing. my right front flasher the bulb has like melted the rubber housing so i cut and replaced that as well and still nothing. again possibility of a blown flasher relay? help cant drive at night!!!
 
i wouldnt think the flasher relay would have anything to do with the fuse blowing like they are the only thing i could think of would be the switch on the dash has to have a wire exposed to stop all the lights from work i would look for a bare wire before i done anything else trace all your wires from the tail lights forward and then the turn signals back
 
I had this problem on a toyota I just traded for. Turns out the ground wire for the taillight was tack welded to the bed instead of bolted so it was making a bad connection and blowing the fuse. Check your ground wire.
 
Yea, a blown fuse is a direct short power to ground. Time to start tracing wires.
 
unplug the flasher, do not replace it, and then install a new fuse.
If it blows instantly then you have eliminated the flasher...

The flasher is unlikely but I guess a scenario is possible...and this is a quick easy test.
 
ok still nothing i tried the old paperclip in place of fuse trick and all it did was catch fire hha so i upped the fuse from a 10 to a 30 and its not blowing the fuse and is getting power now but the only thing not getting power is the front right marker light
 
Nonaof2 said:
ok still nothing i tried the old paperclip in place of fuse trick and all it did was catch fire hha so i upped the fuse from a 10 to a 30 and its not blowing the fuse and is getting power now but the only thing not getting power is the front right marker light
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Hence the need for FUSES! Don't defeat the safety devices! Where did it catch fire? That might be where your short is.
 
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