10A Reverse Fuse Keeps Blowing

[sarukai]

The fuse on my 93 SE constantly blows when I shift the car out of park. (I have to use the shift release to shift). The other day my car was unable to shift into gear and my dashboard (speedometer, temperature, RPM, clock) stopped working. When I traced the problem to the "Back-up Lights, Meter Lights, Turn Signal" fuse, and replaced the fuse, it solved the issue with the dashboard console and being able to shift into gear. However, upon shifting out of park, the fuse blows again. Any suggestions as to what might be the culprit?

[turbofreakcb7]

if you can get access to a haynes manual or alldata or some type of auto repair information and look up the wiring diagrams for those circuits involved with the problem. personally i would inspect the wiring first just to rule out a wire thats rubbed through causing a short.

[Noridetoolow]

remove both reverse bulbs and see if that helps...ive had condensation cause the same issue in a truck YEARS ago. Removing bulbs is a decent test as it makes the circuit incomplete. And if that works, you can at least drive like that until you can spend the time to fix it