[Fwd: Re: <VV> Brake light Conundrum?]

[Bill Elliott]

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Subject: 	Re: Brake light Conundrum?
Date: 	Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:40:23 -0500
From: 	Bill Elliott <corvair at fnader.com>
To: 	LastHamlet <lasthamlet at yahoo.com>
References: 	<910241.28569.qm at web32114.mail.mud.yahoo.com>



Yes, it is possible to have a bad ground and everything else work... but 
you can easily test this. Run a test lead from the ground on the light 
to the negative batteru cable. This completely removes the ide of haing 
a bad chassis ground. (Alternatively you can use a test light with the 
negative clipped to the negative terminal to directly test for power at 
the socket. If the light works in this case, it's the ground.

However, it's also common for the turn signal switch itself to be 
worn/broken... there are little copper contacts down in the switch... 
these are the ones which make up the "logic" circuit that turns off the 
brake light on the side the turnsignal is swithced to... which in most 
cases can be cleans/rebent to make good contact... but you have to pull 
the hweel to get to them. Only go there if you can confirm you have good 
ground but no power at the socket.

Bill

LastHamlet wrote:

>My 67 has all new wire harnesses, end to end. All new
>bulbs, all new fuses, all new everything. In fact, on
>a good humor side, I am a step or two and a paint job
>away, from being on Darth's Trail.
>So, just wondering, with all that is replaced has
>anybody ever had just the left(Driver's side) brake
>light not operate?
>Let me explain further: All other light functions work
>in that fixture(Running lights and signal and even
>e-Flasher) just not the brake light on the left side.
>Strange part is that the feed for both brake lights
>come through the left side.
>I swapped the new bulbs out, and the problem did not
>follow the bulb, it stayed with the fixture. I even
>cut the new harness and installed even newer sockets,
>on both sides... Still no left brake light.
>Now, is it possible to have a bad ground and still all
>the other functions work in that fixture?
>Before you reply, I did take all the rear light
>buckets off a while back and completely cleaned them
>and replaced the lenses and all. I was having the
>problem before as well, and Still the same problem. I
>even took my little wire-ball-brush and spun it around
>the socket hole, and still no change.
>Has anybody got an idea what could be causing this?
>Best Regards,
>Danny Barber
>67 Vert
>
>



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