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Thanks for everyone’s help because I solved the issue. Previous owner installed sealed beam sockets and sealed beams. He used the 3 wire harness to go to each light. These wires were for high, low and parking lights. He hooked the high and low wires to correct socket location but instead of grounding the 3rd wire of the socket, he wired it to the parking light wire. This explains why high and low lights worked when I installed an alternate ground. I do not have parking lights in the headlights and so when I sent power to the ground socket via the parking light wire, the fuse blew.

My question now is, after I properly ground the sealed beam socket, can I leave the parking light wires disconnected and taped up. Thanks