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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 09:07 AM
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Reverse lights arnt working?

well the back up lights on my 1978 f250 havent worked since i got the truck but now its time for a new inspection and they need to work in order to pass. when i put power to the wires with a test light running from the battery the lights do cut on but that is the only way i could get them to cut on. I have tried replacing the NSS with a used one my grandpa had and still nothing.

does anyone have any idea what is causing them to not work or what i could do to fix them??
 
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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 09:50 AM
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Well a used one could be bad also. Is there power TO the switch?

Look here: http://fordification.net/tech/images...aster_6of9.jpg

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Old Dec 9, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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could be a bad switch,broken wire,blown blubs,bad ground
 
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