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Posted by: ruddyboys May 13 2007, 07:21 AM

Figured my old fog light bulbs were out, but checked the voltage anyway, I was getting about 7 volts??? should it be 12.

Posted by: smontanaro May 13 2007, 07:25 AM

Ummm... yeah. Unless you were measuring on a 356 that hadn't been converted to 12 volts yet...

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Posted by: ruddyboys May 13 2007, 07:30 AM

OK Then were is my extra voltage going???

Posted by: Spoke May 13 2007, 08:13 AM

Chances are that one or more connections are oxidized or dirty. Are you measuring voltage with the lamp removed or while lit? Could be a connector, the switch, or the base of the bulb. Sometimes removing connectors and re-inserting will clean a dirty connection. Use contact cleaner and sandpaper/small files where practical to clean contacts and connectors.

Spoke

Posted by: So.Cal.914 May 13 2007, 08:15 AM

Bad ground possably