Is there an inline fuse for the tail lights on 1996 Ranger? There is no fuse in the box.

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Fuse box location. The fuse panel is located behind the cover on the driver's side of the dashboard. The location of the fuses in the passenger compartment: ...

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Keith, 1995 ford ranger, looks like interior light fuse is # 27, 10 amp. in interior fuse box panel and module #3 in under hood fuse/relay. Pg. 308 to 315 in the attached manual show fuse locations for all. Check the attached links,instruction and guides, Good luck
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you blew a fuse. check fuses in both fuse boxes..
ahh yes, the IP cluster lamps are dad, but not the idiot warning lights
only the parking lights in the cluster are dead. right.?
and the park-tail, running lights and dash dim lights are all the same.
my guess three is a short on the TAIL fuse, the TAIL fuse blew
and took out: park-tail, running lights and dash dim lights are all the same.
it blew. most are marked tail even thought it runs side lamps and front parking lamps... TAIL is wrong, they are parking. lamps it truth.

In a pinch, yes you can use a 20amp in place of a 10amp as long as you have repaired what blew the 10amp.
It needs to be changed to the correct 10amp ASAP.
What happens is the next time, the 20 becomes a 30, becomes a 40 becomes a ... and the wiring harness burns up.

There are a total of six fuses that control exterior lights and dash lights. Check all of these Fuses: 10, 21, 3, 7, 13, 33
Does the high mount stop light work when you apply the brakes?

Did you check all the fuse in the underhood fuse box?

connector under the truck, near the trans
cannot remember specifics at this time but remember starting there every time one cam into the dealer with tail light issues and blown fuses

Left of the steering wheel & under the dash is the fuse panel for this. No.9 is for the tail lights, but also for many other lights such as licence lamp/parking lamp/side marker/tail gate/etc...
There is also an under the hood fuse/relay panel, but it does not have the tail light fuse in it.

If you happen to have a trailer wiring adapter plugged into the harness, remove it first and see if they start working. I've more than one of those mess up the rear lights. If you have the three-bulb tail lights, use a test light to see if there is power to the tail bulb sockets. If there isn't, replace that fuse just to be sure, then trace back the harness to find the break in the wiring.

I would look for a wiring short in the trunk at the taillamp area, or, inspect the sockets for the taillamp bulbs for corrosion. In any case, you have a short circuit in the trunk area, also check the wire that comes from the body & goes up the trunk hinge on the driver side; that wire may be chafed, and it may be shorting out. Hope this helps; please get back to me if you need any further assistance.