XxStirCrazedxX Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 AHH got another one i can't finger out... 86 2.5L 5 speed Every time i apply the Ebrake my Brake light fuse pops...i unpluged the ebrake switch and still pops...it pops every time i get to the second click GRRRRRRRRRRRRr ok, checked the bulbs, checked for pinched wires, checked my ground behind tail light, checked for ANY wires around ebrake...everything looks good.. Any advise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJRemi Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Check for clutch fluid seeping down behind the fuse panel. This can wreak havoc on all the fuses and connectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxStirCrazedxX Posted December 15, 2011 Author Share Posted December 15, 2011 been watching that for some time now, no leaking... Crawled under the truck and followed the Ebrake cable to see if its pinching a wire some place and nothing...pulled the trim on the drivers side to see if something had been pinched and nothing... tomorrow I'm going to pull the bucket out and lift the carpet to check the 12-15 inches i can't see of the cable but really don't think its under there... got me baffled...its not electronic what so ever (other then the brake light switch that i removed) there shouldn't be power flowing threw the Ebrake assembly....everything is fine till i press on the ebrake foot petal. 1 click its fine 2 click pop its dead...put a mutilmeter in the fuse spot and I'm reading 14V when it would normally pop. AHHH I'm so frustrated :wall: :wall: :doh: :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParadiseMJ Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 The only electricity around (or actually through) the e-brake is for the dash brake indicator. Do you mean the whole circuit for the brake lights is popping? Or is just the dash brake indicator fuse blowing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaime Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I don't know if this helps, but worth a try. Check to see if all of the bolts holding the e-brake assembly are installed and tight. It took me about a year to figure this out the hard way. With me it was very intermintant. Some times I would get in the truck and all of my running lights would be out, blown fuse. Other times it would be OK. Then one day I had all the lights on and set the e-brake and herd the fuse pop. I found that I was missing a bolt to the e-brake and when the light were on the e-brake would flex enough to touch the fuse block popping the fuse. The truck must have wrecked and the bolt pulled out and just not installed because the threads were stripped. Hope this helps. Jaime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxStirCrazedxX Posted December 18, 2011 Author Share Posted December 18, 2011 ok, I figured it out...was a pink wire that was up under the dash, as i would press down on the ebrake the top arm? would cut in to the wire, didnt see it before because the stupid Buzzer block was in the way. Thanks for the help guys :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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