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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 04:43 PM
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my turn signals stopped working and i changed the turn signal fuse in the engine bay, and they worked for a day and the fuse got fried, i tried it again and the same thing happend. anyone know what is wrong?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 05:14 PM
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You have a short or a bad socket.
 
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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 07:27 PM
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a short in what ? or which bad socket?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 07:56 PM
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Does it blow when you turn in a specific direction?
 
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Old Jul 21, 2018 | 08:27 PM
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nope.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 08:46 AM
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Just randomly blows out? Do you have a trailer harness?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 01:15 PM
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Yes randomly. And I do
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 01:18 PM
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Yes randomly. And I do
Do you have a power probe to check for shorts or breakages?
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 01:20 PM
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Check where the trailer harness hits the rear harness. That is a known problem area.
 
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Old Jul 22, 2018 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by MoparFanatic21
Do you have a power probe to check for shorts or breakages?

yes i do
 
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