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993inNC
post Aug 24 2009, 06:18 PM
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as I've stated before, I am an electrical ....... dunce. I know the basics and have gone through them and am stumped on where to go from here. Here's where I am. I have half the car pulled apart with regards to wiring. I found the headlight switch to be flaky, but have them working (with pop up function) if I pull the switch just right (ok I'm good with even being there so far). I still have no flashers (have tested the hazard switch and it seems power comes in and goes where its supposed to when actuated (only at the switch though). The blinkers don't work, nor under the guise of the hazzard switch do they work. I have no brake lights and the running lights (next to the back up lights) seem to stay on whether the lights switch is on or not (ignition on).
Also I pulled the front bulbs (looked good) as well as the rear. I pulled the rear housings apart and I when I did, I have lights that come on when they shouldn't, lights that don't come on when they should, and the kicker, if I play with the back up light for instance (push it in harder) all the lights on that side come on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif) clearly something is wrong. Almost seems like I have cross pollinating going on somewhere in the electrical system. Like power is being crossed over to everything but only under certain conditions.

So my Q is......where do I start? Where should I look? Should I scrap the entire harness for either new or refurbed from Pelican (or other)? I was hoping to get this car to where it was driveable while I decide how far to take its reconstruction and since I won't have much time until next summer to do this car right, but this will be a huge setback if I don't get it worked out.

Any guidance will be hugely appreciated.
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post Aug 25 2009, 09:04 AM
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I'll check it against mine, thanks. But I really think mine is more of a grounding issue or some sort of crossing within the wiring. I have proper license plate lights and reverse lights. Tail lights do come on as do corners, but not properly and as I stated above, if I tamper with the individual lights while in their sockets, it causes the other lights to do strange things (and it effects both sides). Oddly enough, for 35 years old, the tail light housings themselves look pretty good, and there really isn't any corrosive build up on the contacts.

The tail light assemblies get there power through the ceramic block on the back side of the housing (each lamp having its own spade connector).......are they prone to failure? Could that point be my problem?
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