[DML] Hunting unwanted grounds on the #12 fuse

["cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I spent today hunting the ground that's blowing the #12 fuse.

I unplugged everything that I could get access to; engine compt. 
light, bonnet light, dome lights, glove box light, door switches and 
courtesy light harnesses inside the doors. I have NOT pulled the T-
panel yet.

In the wiring diagram, at the fusebox, brown feeds the fuse, and 
purple coming from the fuse distributes the power to all of the 
above items. They are turned on/off by switching ground as we all 
already know.

The must be a very bad ground on the purple distribution wire 
because I put my multimeter on the purple side of the fuse at the 
fusebox and touched a ground point and the meter indicated a 
connection. Brown and purple should both indicated an open circuit. 
The ground must be deeper in the core of the harness.

The diagram indicates a purple wire junction point where the shorter 
legs all come together before the main wire goes to the fuse. 
Perhaps someone can direct me to this junction point.
 
If I can disconnect each item one at a time at the junction point, 
and test for the ground, it'll tell me where the bad wire is.

Rich A
#5335








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