First Problem with New Screw
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First Problem with New Screw
I posted the details in the Electrical topic.I wanted to post here for more input and to see if anyone else had the problem with their Screw.
Damn fuse keeps blowing for brake lights and turn signals. Going to have people hitting the horns on me for stopping and turning with no lights. I'll probably get a couple tickets too. This sucks.
I hate electrical problems.
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01' Supercrew Lariat Black
Gen-III
5.4L
4X4
Med. Parchment Interior
Leather Captain's Chairs
Moonroof
CD Changer
LSD
Factory Cab Steps
Bedliner
Bug Deflector
Slider
No Mods
No Tow Package
Damn fuse keeps blowing for brake lights and turn signals. Going to have people hitting the horns on me for stopping and turning with no lights. I'll probably get a couple tickets too. This sucks.
I hate electrical problems.
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01' Supercrew Lariat Black
Gen-III
5.4L
4X4
Med. Parchment Interior
Leather Captain's Chairs
Moonroof
CD Changer
LSD
Factory Cab Steps
Bedliner
Bug Deflector
Slider
No Mods
No Tow Package
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Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 150
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From: Cumming GA
I love electrical problems, myself, 'cause I'm in that field. 
Sorry you are having trouble. Mine has been a joy, except for a bad hub and a radiator change. Your truck is brand new, so just let the dealer fix it. If they can't fix it, find another dealer that can. If you want to smoke it out yourself, here's some advice
I'd have to see a wiring diagram to be more specific. There is an intermittent short in the hot wire from that fuse somewhere, or possibly one bad device powered by that hot wire, that is drawing too much current and causing the fuse to blow. It could be as simple as a bulb half in/out of the socket, or a wire that got snagged and stripped deep in the sheet metal somewhere that touches ground only when shaken in a specific way, and the trick is to isolate it by the divide-and-conquer method, unless the computer has a code or something I don't know about that solves it. Basically, you disconnect things and test drive, until you find the one thing that blows the fuse when connected, and then look at that. Good luck, and here's hoping the dealer fixes it for you.
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2001 SuperCrew Lariat 4X4
Gen II,Amazon green (thats right!),medium parchment leather,5.4L,limited slip,skid plates,C3 tow package w/dealer replaced 1.47" YL3H-GA radiator,capt chairs,6CD,keyless entry,auto lights.
Mods: SuperChip, 3" cold airbox mod, K&N air filter, WMS velocity tube, Westin black step bars, foglight switch mod + 9005 bulbs, Catch-all mats, Husky mud flaps, Fumoto oil drain valve, decals peeled off, 5.4L badge on tailgate from Howie!
Soon: Ravin Z-77 w/stock pipe or maybe catback, Line-X, tinted front windows, more later
Sorry you are having trouble. Mine has been a joy, except for a bad hub and a radiator change. Your truck is brand new, so just let the dealer fix it. If they can't fix it, find another dealer that can. If you want to smoke it out yourself, here's some advice
I'd have to see a wiring diagram to be more specific. There is an intermittent short in the hot wire from that fuse somewhere, or possibly one bad device powered by that hot wire, that is drawing too much current and causing the fuse to blow. It could be as simple as a bulb half in/out of the socket, or a wire that got snagged and stripped deep in the sheet metal somewhere that touches ground only when shaken in a specific way, and the trick is to isolate it by the divide-and-conquer method, unless the computer has a code or something I don't know about that solves it. Basically, you disconnect things and test drive, until you find the one thing that blows the fuse when connected, and then look at that. Good luck, and here's hoping the dealer fixes it for you.
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2001 SuperCrew Lariat 4X4
Gen II,Amazon green (thats right!),medium parchment leather,5.4L,limited slip,skid plates,C3 tow package w/dealer replaced 1.47" YL3H-GA radiator,capt chairs,6CD,keyless entry,auto lights.
Mods: SuperChip, 3" cold airbox mod, K&N air filter, WMS velocity tube, Westin black step bars, foglight switch mod + 9005 bulbs, Catch-all mats, Husky mud flaps, Fumoto oil drain valve, decals peeled off, 5.4L badge on tailgate from Howie!
Soon: Ravin Z-77 w/stock pipe or maybe catback, Line-X, tinted front windows, more later
