No Brake Lights ???
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No Brake Lights ???
I have a 1962 Baby Blue F100 Pickup with a 223 cid six and a four speed manual trans. I just found-out the brake lights are not working. The bulbs look good and all other lights are operational. I checked the fuses and they look good. I changed the brake light switch on the master cylinder to no avail. Also, the generator light is on, but the gauge shows it is charging well. I have had this truck for a few months and am having to remember some of my old repair skills, but am stumped by this. What should I check next? Thank you for the help!!! Keep On Truck'n
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Sometime things are real simple. Like tracing the wiring. Check for chafing or brakes in the wire. When my lights acted up, i found that the gounds were bador broken off the chasis all together.
I put on new gound connectors making sure i clean up the metal for a good contact.That worked. Also sometimes the bulb sockets are corroded and need to be cleaned or replaced.
My father suggested i put an additional ground from the battery to the chasis or engine block. Well i took his advice and it seem to cure any intermittent electrical problems
Goodluck with this
I put on new gound connectors making sure i clean up the metal for a good contact.That worked. Also sometimes the bulb sockets are corroded and need to be cleaned or replaced.
My father suggested i put an additional ground from the battery to the chasis or engine block. Well i took his advice and it seem to cure any intermittent electrical problems
Goodluck with this
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Got brake Lights now!!!
Thanks for the tips. I checked the fuses - all good. I bought myself a Multi-meter, which has been invaluable at trouble-shooting some household wiring I have done recently. I was getting battery voltage at the master cylinder swith, but not through it. Jumpering the two wires together (bypassing the switch) lit the brake lights. Since the switch was new, I thought it maybe was a bubble in the brake system under the switch. I blead the system and the brake lights work fine now. Thanks again Truckers!!!
Baby Blue '62
Baby Blue '62
Last edited by Baby Blue; Mar 8, 2005 at 04:41 PM.
