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I was driving the 60 BT7 last saturday and noticed the gas gauge was laying on E. I stopped and filled her up, but it is still on E. After almost being rear ended and cursed out on the way home I discovered I had no signals or brake lights. I still have head lights and tail lights. Are these all interconnected? Does this sound like a short or a fuse? Where should I start?
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I discovered I had no signals or brake lights. I still have head lights and tail lights. Are these all interconnected? Does this sound like a short or a fuse? Where should I start?
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Check the "other" fuse--the one that does everything except for the horns. If it's blown the next challenge is to find out where is the short that made it blow. Good luck.
I discovered I had no signals or brake lights. I still have head lights and tail lights. Are these all interconnected? Does this sound like a short or a fuse? Where should I start?
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Check the "other" fuse--the one that does everything except for the horns. If it's blown the next challenge is to find out where is the short that made it blow. Good luck.
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I discovered I had no signals or brake lights. I still have head lights and tail lights. Are these all interconnected? Does this sound like a short or a fuse? Where should I start?
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Check the "other" fuse--the one that does everything except for the horns. If it's blown the next challenge is to find out where is the short that made it blow. Good luck.
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Yup,
It would be the bottom of the two fuses on the fuse block mounted on the engine side of the firewall. It supplies stop lights, turn lights, gas gage, wipers, & heater fan. It may have blown from old age or as Michael says, more serious problems. If you don't have the 35 amp British fuse a 20 amp USA fuse will do fine. There are "supposed" to be a couple of spares, sticking end out,in holes in the fuse block. Thoughtful touch - Eh?
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I discovered I had no signals or brake lights. I still have head lights and tail lights. Are these all interconnected? Does this sound like a short or a fuse? Where should I start?
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Check the "other" fuse--the one that does everything except for the horns. If it's blown the next challenge is to find out where is the short that made it blow. Good luck.
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Yup,
It would be the bottom of the two fuses on the fuse block mounted on the engine side of the firewall. It supplies stop lights, turn lights, gas gage, wipers, & heater fan. It may have blown from old age or as Michael says, more serious problems. If you don't have the 35 amp British fuse a 20 amp USA fuse will do fine. There are "supposed" to be a couple of spares, sticking end out,in holes in the fuse block. Thoughtful touch - Eh?
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If you don't have the 35 amp British fuse a 20 amp USA fuse will do fine. There are "supposed" to be a couple of spares, sticking end out,in holes in the fuse block. Thoughtful touch - Eh?
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If the equation is "Amps equals watts divided by volts" then in order for 35 UK amps to equal 20 US amps either "volts" or "watts" must have radically different values on each side of The Pond--or were the fuse values just too high to begin with?
If you don't have the 35 amp British fuse a 20 amp USA fuse will do fine. There are "supposed" to be a couple of spares, sticking end out,in holes in the fuse block. Thoughtful touch - Eh?
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If the equation is "Amps equals watts divided by volts" then in order for 35 UK amps to equal 20 US amps either "volts" or "watts" must have radically different values on each side of The Pond--or were the fuse values just too high to begin with?
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Ahh Michael,
You know that the English & Americans go different ways. However, their amps, volts, & watts are the same.
The English fuse rating system was that a fuse RATED at 35 amp would blow shortly with 35 amps applied but carry 17 amps continuously. Some of the old fuses even have a paper lable inside that states "17 A Continuous, 35 Amp blow". It will blow in about 1.2 seconds at 35 amps.
Of course the US uses a different rating system. A fuse RATED at 20 amps will carry 20 amps continuous & will blow at 35 amps in about 1.2 seconds.
Nearly the same fuse, just different labeling systems.
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You know that the English & Americans go different ways. However, their amps, volts, & watts are the same.
The English fuse rating system was that a fuse RATED at 35 amp would blow shortly with 35 amps applied but carry 17 amps continuously. Some of the old fuses even have a paper lable inside that states "17 A Continuous, 35 Amp blow". It will blow in about 1.2 seconds at 35 amps.
Of course the US uses a different rating system. A fuse RATED at 20 amps will carry 20 amps continuous & will blow at 35 amps in about 1.2 seconds.
Nearly the same fuse, just different labeling systems.
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Ahh Michael,
You know that the English & Americans go different ways. However, their amps, volts, & watts are the same.
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Dave--
Given that Ohm was a German it's a wonder that we don't have still a third standard: Metrics.
Ahh Michael,
You know that the English & Americans go different ways. However, their amps, volts, & watts are the same.
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Dave--
Given that Ohm was a German it's a wonder that we don't have still a third standard: Metrics.
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I'm afraid that we do have a third system. Check this, especially table three:
https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
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https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
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I'm afraid that we do have a third system. Check this, especially table three:
https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
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Suffering Slipsticks! The "Derived Quantity" term for measuring general confusion should be expressed in "Michaels".
I'm afraid that we do have a third system. Check this, especially table three:
https://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/units.html
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Suffering Slipsticks! The "Derived Quantity" term for measuring general confusion should be expressed in "Michaels".