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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:26 PM
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Hello,

I have a 2003 Heritage Softail. The fuse for the horn, turn signals, speedometer and digital gauge keeps on blowing. It happened awhile ago and I figured it was simply from washing the bike and replaced it. Now the problem has come back and every fuse I put in is getting blown. Do you guys have any ideas on where to start looking for the problem?

Any help will be appreciated. Hate not riding the bike from an electrical gremlin.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2007 | 09:27 PM
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Sounds like you have a short somehwere...Probably some wire that is exposed and touching metal.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 12:22 AM
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'02 Road King with the same problem. Washed the bike this past week and the next thing I know I've lost the speedo, turn signals and brake. Have you had any luck? I'm going to start tracing soon. I'll let you know if I'm successful, would appreciate the same if you fix first.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2007 | 10:33 AM
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First place to check is the last thing you worked on before the problem started. Have you had the switch housings off? It's really easy to pinch a wire in them when re-installing them. Have you worked on or relocated turn signals?
 
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