Weird Electrical problem

[richard head]

Few days ago I was redoing my cutout switch and, like my absent-minded self, I forgot to pull the fuse... wires connect, sound like a fuse blowing is heard, and I get the job done, tie up all of the wires...etc and go back to my life. Today, I get in the car and start it up and drive to HEB, and along the way I realized my tach was reading 0 as were the speedo, the fuel gauge and the temperature gauge. The radio wouldn't turn on either but I had expected that. Also, the trunk latch release button is no longer working either. I pulled over and looked at each fuse but they all look fine, I swap ones that are known to be working with others and nothing changes. Help!

[richard head]

guys i have no radio, no trunk open and no gauges. WTF could be causing this? is there another fuse somewhere?

[sunsetorangess]

Why were you replacing the switch? Did you connect the wires correctly? Where do you have your hot wire coming from? What circuit? Recheck your fuses again, If you need to, sometimes fuses look good although if you check them with a mulimeter and check them for cont. They may not have it.
J

[Orcus79]

Ditto, also if you dead shorted the switch, check the fuses under the hood, sound like you blew the gauges or the acc fuse.

[aeroengineer]

Could it be a fuseable link? Not sure if the F-body has them.....pleny of them on a Fix Or Repair Daily.