Blowing Fuses

[J.V.]

I have blown the 50A fuse 3 times on the electric seats, 3 times on the 20A electric seat heaters and one time on the air-bags. Seems like each time I work under the dash to adjust exhaust brake or work on trailer brake controler I blow one of them. Anyone have any suggestion how wires could be getting together and blowing when under the dash behind the removable plate?



Thanks, J. V.

 

[clinebarger]

Look under your dash for bear wires . Fuses are there to protect your wiring. And to keep your truck from catching on fire. Its probably is one of your add-on accessarys.

 

[rbattelle]

Look under your dash for bear wires .

Don't get between any bear wires and their cubs!! [couldn't resist]



Anyway, as pointed out the fuses are there to protect you from fire. Since many of your problems seem to be on the seat circuit, I'd check all the underseat wiring to be sure nothing got caught up in a seat track and stripped, creating a short.



There's probably a short somewhere that's causing it. You may or may not have caused it; it could have been there from the factory.



-Ryan