1989 Jeep Cherokee parking lamp fuse keeps blowing

1989 JEEP CHEROKEE
187,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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RUGERSEMI1022
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hello, my 10amp fuse for the parking lamps keeps blowing everytime i turn on the lights. i removed all the bulbs in the rear to see if that might help to i could trace it. but it still blows. if i put a 25 amp fuse in it works but is hot when i remove it. the headlights also dim when i use the higher amp fuse. i have no clue why this is doing this and it just all of a sudden happened. the only thing that is wrong though, is my tail driving lights(the red ones) are out, other than that no other piece of electric seems to be not working.

and i just donated some $ so im hoping to get a response promptly.
Jan 25, 2008 at 7:26 PM
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2CARPRO JACK
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That is a big draw if it heats up a 25 amp fuse. I dont suggest you do that in the future, you are seriously overloading the rest of the system and can cause more damage. Did you check the front lights? Does the Jeep have a trailer harness? Parking lights are on their own, so it shouldnt be too hard to find. Any recent work done near the wiring?
Jan 27, 2008 at 9:04 AM
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