Hi all Im currently having a problem with my bus..as soon as I switch the lights on the fuse 2 blows up so the rear off side light dont work..I must admit electricity is my weakest point so pls help..I ve checked everything around it in fusebox front lights they all seem to b fine..heres little movie of the issue so maybe you could point me what to look at? Cheers Arek Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
Have you been fiddling with your headlights? If you connect the sidelight bulb holder the wrong way round, it will blow the sidelight fuse.
..nope..I gave it a wash and on the next day this happened..headlights all good I only need to keep that gray/red wire disconnected.. Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
The sparks show that there is a dead short somewhere in the circuit - it's just a matter of finding where the short is - usually where the wires go through a bulkhead and there is a grommet missing - could be in the bulb holder itself as a starting point
..thx guys I did check those..I only hope to not rip all the og loom out from underneath ad its still in its og insulation Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
Just take your time. Try to get to that wire at the easiest points. Keep halving the problem. Eventually you will find it.
I can’t quite make out the wire colours but fuse 2 should lead to the right rear light with a grey/red wire. Same colour goes on to the number plate. This is 12V +ve. The negative side is fed by a brown wire into the main lamp holder body. Can you remove the bulb and turn on the lights without blowing a fuse? That would help narrow it down. My first reaction was that of Snotty’s suggestion. Fuse 2 serves both front side lights and the rear right and number plate. It’s easy to get the front sides wired wrong but if it’s not that, then you’re probably looking in the right place.
You can eliminate which circuit the short is on, drop the fuse box down and disconnect the cables from the fuse in turn, the grey/red goes to the rear lights the one with the two greys goes to the front lights whichever one blows the fuse will tell you if it is front or rear circuit is causing the problem.
..I ve checked the bulb holder even swaped the near and off side over gave it good clean but still no joy.. ..it still blows the fuse with no bulb in place.. ..Im surpriced this happens just like that it was fine for years..but I know its a 40 years old vehicle at the end of the day ..the fronts are just fine with the fuse in place but once I connect that gray red wire back and touch the rear bulb holder spade it sparks and blows the fuse.. Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
..its deffo the one that goes to the rear off sideone..I droped the box down just to make sure theres no more sparky wires..the fronts r fine.. ..just didnt want to rip that g/red one off the loom Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
Yes now I remember, the sleeving and insulation on mine wore through where it goes through the lid to the number plate.
..well problem solved ..it turned out to be a short circuit in towbar socket..big relief then ..thanks for all your replies guys Cheers Arek Wysłane z iPhone za pomocą Tapatalk
