Guest Posted March 4, 2004 Share Posted March 4, 2004 ok I was riding down the street the other night and my headlights went out but not blown my shifter lights out too no parking light either can'nt find fuse any where anybody please help....Thanx, .....Cazsper..... P.S. Car is 91 cutlass supreme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pontiac59 Posted March 10, 2004 Share Posted March 10, 2004 My '87 Safari (Pontiac RWD wagon) did that. It turned out following the wiring that some fusible links had not blown, but were corroded - moisture had leaked into them - and they broke. They were down by the starter. Odds are yours has either blown or broken the same links. They're squareish sections on the wires from the headlights back towards the dash, under the hood.I replaced mine with a big maxi-fuse and some new wire, relocated up where I could get at it under the hood.Your car could also have a second fuse panel under the hood which you might check for as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 There should be an under hood fuse box as well as the under dash box on the gm's, I think it's a 30amp large fuse under the hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6219_Rules Posted March 13, 2004 Share Posted March 13, 2004 I believe Albert is right. The fuse box is usually on the driver's side, under the dash. It may have a cover. 30 amp is about right, however, if you are having trouble with a fuse blowing, you will need to trace down the problem. My son's '72 Eldorado blew the fuse to the trans-gage that controls the fuel gauge and the kick down switch on the carb. Apparently the replacement switch was faulty and sent too much through the panel burning out the 10 amp and a 15 amp fuse. That can cause a fire...so take care of that first. <img src="http://www.aaca.org/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> We don't want you losing your beautiful car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Albert Posted March 14, 2004 Share Posted March 14, 2004 If you continue to blow fuses, try replacing the fuse with a light bulb (1157 works good using both lights) , which will limit the current to a safe level (no fried wires), and also give you an indicator (light will get brighter) when you find a short to ground on that fuse (ie chafing wires). I found a short once caused by the seat rails pinching the wire for the fuel pump also works good for intermetent shorts as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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