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| geniusanthony |
 May 25 2006, 05:03 AM
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Its a brand new "Chrome-sicle"  Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Alexandria,VA Member No.: 5,266 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region  |
so earlier today i made a stupid mistake and my poitive battery terminal contacted my right trunk hinge mechanism, shorted out and stalled car.
initially i had no power to anything, after jiggling the cable i had power again and went home. whilst changing bulbs in front turn signals i start checking other lights discovering that my running ligths dont come on at the headligth half on position. tail ligths work still, stop ligths do not. backup up lights havent worked yet. running and sidemarkers also do not work, turn signals do...any ideas out there what is the common link between all? |
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| JoeSharp |
May 25 2006, 07:19 AM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
Check the ground wires. They can do all kinds of wierd stuff.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe |
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| geniusanthony |
May 25 2006, 09:45 AM
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Its a brand new "Chrome-sicle" Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Alexandria,VA Member No.: 5,266 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
QUOTE(Joe Sharp @ May 25 2006, 06:19 AM)  Check the ground wires. They can do all kinds of wierd stuff. :PERMAGRIN: Joe joe: any advice, i.e., more specific what curcuit and where located...under dash tail panel engine wiring, so far i have been all over, my dash is apart fuse panell is hangin, really just wingin it. also the haynes diagrams really suck they are |
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| rcrgrl |
May 25 2006, 09:57 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 202 Joined: 19-April 06 From: San Diego, CA Member No.: 5,893 |
QUOTE(geniusanthony @ May 25 2006, 04:03 AM) tail ligths work still, stop ligths do not. backup up lights havent worked yet. running and sidemarkers also do not work, turn signals do...any ideas out there what is the common link between all? the brake, back up, and side i think are all connected. check the wires where they go into the backup switch on the tranny, they can come loose and ground out and do weird things. also there is a ground up in the front by the headlight |
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| dlo914 |
May 25 2006, 10:59 AM
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Whatchu' lookin' at?!?! Group: Members Posts: 3,432 Joined: 6-September 04 From: San Gabriel, CA Member No.: 2,697 |
check to see if your brakelight switch became disconnected. BTDT (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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| 2-OH! |
May 25 2006, 02:00 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 552 Joined: 17-October 03 From: Santa Clarita, Kalifornication Member No.: 1,253 |
Check the gounding points...Two behind the front headlights, Main battery, underneath and slightly in front of the relay board, on top of the engine, Transmission strap, etc...
Also sounds like a blown fuse or two...That kind of amperage will melt something, somewhere... 30+ year old car, could have melted weak joints behind connectors somewhere... I know the Haynes manual is hard to decipher, but it's the best wiring diagram you got, so start by wringing out wiring circuits to the places where there is no electricity...Eliminate things you know are good...Circuits, fuses, connections... Oh yea, disconnect the battery first... 2-OH! |
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| JoeSharp |
May 25 2006, 03:37 PM
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In Irvine, Ca. May 15-18 Group: Members Posts: 3,947 Joined: 9-July 03 From: DeLand, Florida Member No.: 898 Region Association: South East States |
Tony: The probablem is that there so many of them (grounding points) and each year can be diffetnt. The car I noticed this probablem was a 72 and it grounds all the rear stuff on a screw that mounts the trunk latch (3 brown wires on eyelets). There is a grounding point near the circut board, one in each headlight bucket and I don't remember about under the dash.
:PERMAGRIN: Joe |
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| geniusanthony |
May 26 2006, 02:06 PM
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Its a brand new "Chrome-sicle" Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Alexandria,VA Member No.: 5,266 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
okay its official, i am done with brake problem
but my key has to be on for brake lights....is this normal?? |
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| geniusanthony |
May 26 2006, 03:19 PM
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Its a brand new "Chrome-sicle" Group: Members Posts: 517 Joined: 12-December 05 From: Alexandria,VA Member No.: 5,266 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
does the key need to be on for brake lights?
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