1996 winstar electrical no tail lights etc.

[quote:d378ef9067="justanold"]HELLO! First thing is don't skip any of the following steps because you tried it already! interior f/panel..remove fuse9 and inspect. with fuse out..test for voltage at fuse socket with H/L sw on. if you have volts on one side..replace fuse with a NEW one. if no volts..we go to H/L sw and connector. let me know what you find in the above checks and if needed i can help you with H/L sw. 8) 8) 8)[/quote:d378ef9067]
Thanks for your response..I checked the owners manual and the panel..fuse9 is not used nor are there any contacts for one in the panel..

Thanks for responding so quickly..
I took another look at the fuse block..fuse 9 is not used on my vehicle..The owners manual shows in the fuse position table that it is not used. The fuse block doesn't have any metal contacts within that position..it's an empty spot. It is labeled as fuse 9 but there isn't anything associated with it.

Thank you for your quick reply.....
At switch... tan/white..no power..power at one side of fuse 11..changed fuse..
no lights

I did not see any signs of melting on the connector..nor on the back of the HL switch..tan/white on the switch had no volts
changed fuse 11 with known good fuse
tan/white still had no volts

thank you for your reply..
inspected tan/white on the back of fuse block
fuse 11..appears to be a fusible link that shows
melting..wire is severly carbonized..
have not attempted repair.

thanks for your reply..
I dropped the fuse block and repaired the broken wire..there were 2 tan/white going into fuse 11
I now have dashllights and the "lights left on" chime
I do not have front parking lights or rear tail lights or license plate lights

thanks for your reply...
well...I tested the black/white and it has power..
there is no brown wire next to it that I can see.
however..I didn't see anything coming out of the back of fuse 9 and I probed it again..I took a chance and inserted a 15 amp fuse into fuse 9 and low and behold I got all exterior lights and still have dash lights also. I swear I have the right owners manual that states fuse 9 is not used and I did probe deep before..I never saw a loose fuse on the floor board either..go figure..