my turn light is my arm

When you let the Smoke Out your Fried. Try something better. Melting wires together is foolhardy and dangerous.

Lets be diagnosticians about this. It takes time but its better than rewiring.

How can you unhook the :

73 duster,blows fuses on that circiut,checked wiring,cant find any bare wires,looked everywhere,unhooked rearlighting pigtail,blows fuses.unhooked steering column turn signal harness,same.

Patients,Patients,Patients.

If you have pulled the harness from the steering col there are no connections left?? IF Then You HAVE A SHORT IN THE COLUMN SWITCH and it still shorts then THE UNIVERSE IS AGAINST YOU AND YOU NEED TO STOP!.

Please Chill and be more diagnostic about your problem - Chill - It will come to you.

My adv:
Pull the Circuit box from under the dash and inspect the top connectors. A mouse could **** a piece of wire on any connector - clean the top connections if needed. This will also allow you to try continuity test thru circuits and help you to more easily replace fuses.

Diagnose each circuit -
You cannot unhook the steering col circuit and still have a shortage. Nothing is connected at that point.

Disconnect all light circuits - unplug everything then reconnect/test each circuit and test - IT Takes Time and Patients.

Mice are the primary culpret - Chill out and take your time --

You can make a simple circuit tester with a modern type door buzzer and a couple of jumper leads. The buzzer can be connected to any circuit and then when it is energized you will hear the buzzer. Simple enough? There is always a simple explanation for a complex problem - always is. Write down what you have tested in detail. then review what you have tested.

These are Old Cars - Be Patient - Its a hobby - no more - try to have more fun with them - chill - they dont make them any more and you have one!

Always Curious and willing to try to help,

Bcudamatt.