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ebdl
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fuse blowing

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My reversing lights don't work on my 360. Had a look at the fuse box and it was blown, so I put another in. When I reversed I couldn't see the lights come on and when I looked at the fuse again it was blown. I presume this is a bad earth or something shorting out somewhere... any ideas where I should look?

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Post by SteveP »

Rear light clusters - surely... theyre notorious for leaking and giving a bad earth. Strangely, I've not had this problem atall with the saloon, but it's happened to all 3 of the hatchbacks we've had!
1989 - Volvo 360 GLT
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Post by foggyjames »

Does it have a towbar? Check the electrics for a short to ground...

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Post by ebdl »

It does have a towbar, although it will be losing it very soon :evil:
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