So on my 2000 EM1 my dash light instrument fuse keeps blowing when ever I get on my car off a dig hitting through 1st 2nd and 3rd gear. fuse #25 wont accept a 7.5a fuse nor a 10. I'm using a 20 in it right now. what can I do to fix this? I'm thinking its from my ground wires being too thick that connects from the radiator support to the valve cover and the other one that connects from the transmission to the frame. I just got the car so yeah. the fuse controls the cluster lighting for mph,rpm,mpg, temp and gas.and the ac control lighting.

 

grounds being too big isn't a problem, never will be. sounds like you have a short to ground somewhere.

 

Okay, would you happen to have an idea where the short ground would be?

 

NEVER install a higher rated fuse. You risk burning up your wires and car. Install only a 7.5A fuse in the #25 dash fuse box slot.

Test to attempt to locate short:

1. Install new 7.5A fuse in the #25 slot.
2. Check whether unplugging the gauge cluster connectors prevents #25 from blowing.

 

okay i just got it right. I rewired my cd player and didnt wire it to dash lights. and in the fuse box they used a 7.5A instead of 10 fuse for the radio/clock. and that would allow me to run a 7.5a for the dash instruments. so i put a 10 in the radio and clock slot, and a 7.5a in the dash instruments and everything is working perfect now. thanks. so i think too much energy was pulling from the radio fuse and it needed extra from the dash light fuse #25.