# 1996 land rover discovery

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-land-rover-discovery/57491>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** discovery\
**Created:** [November 12, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-land-rover-discovery/57491 "2010-11-12T17:04:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![akoutback1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@akoutback1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/akoutback1)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 5:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-land-rover-discovery/57491/1 "2010-11-12T17:04:57Z")

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When I put it in reverse it blows the fuse to all the dash, if I shift down to slow it will also blow the fuse, as soon as I put in a new fuse all the Gage s work just fine. I think it’s a short, maybe a ground, but were to start looking.

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ac91a4/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User1111116](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User1111116)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-land-rover-discovery/57491/2 "2010-11-12T17:34:15Z")

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Does any of the wiring run along the shifting mechanism linkage ect. Thats where i would start. Sorry thats all i have…

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 7:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-land-rover-discovery/57491/3 "2010-11-12T19:13:09Z")

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Pull the back up lt. cover, and see if there is a short from the hot side to ground.