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ballsyfacts914
post Oct 19 2019, 02:05 PM
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Hi All! Reverse lights don't work, bulbs changed...check. Connections all there...check. Even checked the battery and followed the wires into the engine compartment and don't see any missed connections.

Any suggestions?

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ballsyfacts914
post Oct 19 2019, 02:31 PM
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Starting to figure it is the pin, what page in Haynes? Or pictures.

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post Oct 19 2019, 02:40 PM
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Starting to figure it is the pin, what page in Haynes? Or pictures.

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If there is a pin present then it's not that. You can check the switch after verifying that the pin is present by pulling the 2 wires out of the switch and putting an ohm meter across the terminals, if it doesn't drop to zero ohms when you shift into reverse then the switch is bad.
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post Oct 19 2019, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE(Jonathan Livesay @ Oct 19 2019, 01:40 PM) *


If there is a pin present then it's not that. You can check the switch after verifying that the pin is present by pulling the 2 wires out of the switch and putting an ohm meter across the terminals, if it doesn't drop to zero ohms when you shift into reverse then the switch is bad.



...or you can just unplug and jumper the two wires that plug into the back up light switch and shift into reverse with the key on. If the back up lights work, it's the switch.
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