Blowing brake light bulb
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
Blowing brake light bulb
Hi guys. Been a long time since I've been on this forum. I haven't been driving my truck much, but I'm gonna try and change that a little.
So the last couple of times I've drove my truck, I keep blowing the brake light bulb on the drivers side. I even went ahead and replaced the whole brake light assembly with a new Dennis Carpenter one and it still blew the bulb. Could it be just a bad ground wire? I have traced the wires and didn't see any signs of wear, so I guess I will have to crawl back under and look again.
Anyone else have this problem before and found a fix?
So the last couple of times I've drove my truck, I keep blowing the brake light bulb on the drivers side. I even went ahead and replaced the whole brake light assembly with a new Dennis Carpenter one and it still blew the bulb. Could it be just a bad ground wire? I have traced the wires and didn't see any signs of wear, so I guess I will have to crawl back under and look again.
Anyone else have this problem before and found a fix?
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Never heard of that before.
Is it the brake / turn part of the bulb and / or the tail light side?
Have you checked what the voltage is going to that bulb?
What if you use the bulb from the other side will it blow also?
Dave ----
Is it the brake / turn part of the bulb and / or the tail light side?
Have you checked what the voltage is going to that bulb?
What if you use the bulb from the other side will it blow also?
Dave ----
Tuned
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From: Harrisburg, PA
When you crawl underneath, check for a rubber 3 wire connector at the rear drivers side. Looks like a trailer connector. Check it for corrosion, clean it with a small wire brush then put a little dielectric grease on it. I had that problem on my '72, but the whole harness in that corner needed to be replaced.
Hope this helped.
Hope this helped.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
When you crawl underneath, check for a rubber 3 wire connector at the rear drivers side. Looks like a trailer connector. Check it for corrosion, clean it with a small wire brush then put a little dielectric grease on it. I had that problem on my '72, but the whole harness in that corner needed to be replaced.
Hope this helped.
Hope this helped.
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Laughing Gas
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From: Bassett Virginia
I will look at it in a couple of weeks. I'm sure its the correct bulb because it came already installed in the housing from Dennis Carpenter.
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