Ignition fuse blown

2007 CHEVROLET COLORADO
125,000 MILES • 1.9L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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BLAKEHUTCH7
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I had an issue where my brakes locked up so as I was troubleshooting that, I turned the truck off and turned it back on and it blew the ignition fuse. Now I can replace the fuse and the truck will turn on for 2 seconds, the engine will sputter, and the fuse will blow.
Dec 6, 2019 at 9:31 AM
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SCGRANTURISMO
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Hello,

The ignition fuse blows because you have a short to ground somewhere before the load in the circuit that the fuse is protecting. This happens because of one of Ohm's Law, the laws that govern electricity. This law states that if one of the three properties of electricity remains constant[Voltage-Battery Voltage is always constant] and then one of the other two properties goes down[Resistance-Resistance falls to zero with a direct path back to the battery negative terminal] than the last property[Amperage/Current-Amperage goes to battery amperage rating] must go up proportionally. The amperage rises above the fuses amperage rating and "POP", the fuse melts, protecting the circuit, just like it was designed to do. In the diagrams down below I have included the starting circuit wiring diagram and the diagram with call out for the Under-hood Fuse Box where the RUN/Crank Relay 61 is located. I have also included a guide on how to find a short to ground in an automotive electrical circuit. Please check the Run/Crank 61 relay. Here is a link below explaining how to do that:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-an-electrical-relay-and-wiring-control-circuit

Please go through these guides, test the relay,and get back to us with what you find out.

Thanks,
Alex
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Dec 7, 2019 at 11:02 PM