My Neighbor's Truck

My next door neighbor has been having problems with his truck for awhile. It blows a fuse that protects the dashboard lights (no I'm not going to link to Meatloaf) and the rear brake lights.

He's asked me to lend a hand troubleshooting and of course the first thing you think of is a 'short to ground' situation. Problem is he can run the lights for a day or so without the fuse blowing. He doesn't change the rheostat setting for the dash lights either. So something intermittent is occurring,

But more important than crawling under the truck tracing out suspect trailer harness wiring, was the time spent yapping with my neighbor. He's an interesting character - a retired teacher and tennis coach - with a skill and passion for photography that I'm envious of.

As spring blossoms, we'll interact more and more with the neighbors and we'll spend more time chewing the cud with the folks on the block. It's one of the benefits of the mild springs and falls in the mid-west, people still spend time outdoors. (Don't ask about the summers though.)

Oh, and it looks like it may have been the add-on trailer hitch wiring. We found a spliced connector that was coming unseated and had the potential to brush up against the chassis. The fuse hasn't blown in several days and that beats the previous record.