how do i find out why my signal light fuse is blowing?

1997 CHEVROLET CHEYENNE
230,000 MILES
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when i put it in reverse and let out on the clutch my signal light fuse blows, i took out my bulbs it still blew i unpluged the lights in the back near tailgait and it still blew i dont know much about mechanics any help would be appreciated
Jun 4, 2012 at 10:53 PM
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you have a wire touching someplace and it's blowing the fuse. you need to find where it is. a compass run along the harness may find it but you need to put he bulb back in.. the compass will go screwy once you find it.
Jun 4, 2012 at 11:19 PM
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