1998 Ford Taurus blowing fuses

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MARLENE TACKETT
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Electrical problem
1998 Ford Taurus 6 cyl Front Wheel Drive Automatic ? miles

My gas gage and temp gage does not work, the seat belt light and door adjar light, do not come on when key is turned on. When I replace the blown fuse, they work just a second and then blows the new fuse. What can I do to find the problem? Also the airbag light on the dash panel won't go off. It smoked from the dash behind the gas gage once and I immeadetly removed the fuse, after that it didn't do that again. Do you have a wiring diagram for all this or how can I check and repair it?
Feb 22, 2010 at 9:41 AM
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BMRFIXIT
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Have to start by checking the area where the smoke coming from
Wiring diagram at this point not going to help but will confuse matter
Remove fuse and use a light bulb in place
Check circuit and disconnect component light bulb go out you found the problem or the troubled area
Feb 22, 2010 at 12:41 PM
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