Stop Lamps (brake) short and Eng Cntl short

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N8theGr8
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I don't know where to start. Maybe the two shorts (fuses blowing) are unrelated. They starting happening at slightly different times. First the stop lamp fuse, and then the Eng Cntrl fuse one week later. They are in the same block of the driver's side engine compartment fuse box along with the A/C fuse. I also have a few other electrical problems that have popped up, it looks like a previous owner had messed with the wiring. Thank you in advance.


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DCaff300ZX
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1993 CRP TT- Modified
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Welcome!
Ouch, bad situation here since if as you suspect the PO messed up the wiring, then you have a real headache to sort it out. Obviously you would need to check everything out looking for PO skidmarks and repair/replace as necessary, then troubleshoot again.
The fsm in the "everything you need to know...Z32" has wiring diagrams and some testing info that can help, hopefully enough to get you through any trouble areas...other than that, my only recommendation is a good wiring specialist.


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