Once again, lighting
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Once again, lighting
I have checked other posts, but nothing to describe what is happening. Any help would sure be appreciated.
When headlights are off, the brak lights, and turnsignals work, however are dimmer than all the others on the passenger side. While the right side is perfect.
When the headlights/tailights are on, the passenger side is as bright as the driver side, however, when I turn on the right turnsignal or push on the brake the passenger side goes out, all the while the driver side is still perfect. Another thing, when the headlights/tail lights are on, the interior right turn signal indicator is always on. light is always on.
** Also the b/u light on the passeneger side never works.
I have checked all grounds and all connections.
Could it be a flasher unit? Are ther seperate flasher untis for the driver and passenger sides? Could it be in the column?
Timothy Taylor
1979 F 150 Custom
64K all original 302
When headlights are off, the brak lights, and turnsignals work, however are dimmer than all the others on the passenger side. While the right side is perfect.
When the headlights/tailights are on, the passenger side is as bright as the driver side, however, when I turn on the right turnsignal or push on the brake the passenger side goes out, all the while the driver side is still perfect. Another thing, when the headlights/tail lights are on, the interior right turn signal indicator is always on. light is always on.
** Also the b/u light on the passeneger side never works.
I have checked all grounds and all connections.
Could it be a flasher unit? Are ther seperate flasher untis for the driver and passenger sides? Could it be in the column?
Timothy Taylor
1979 F 150 Custom
64K all original 302
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Once again, lighting
I have had two trucks do this,always turned out to be bad light sockets.They looked okay but I changed them anyway and problem was gone.
Also check wiring in rear, trailer lights are all too often just spliced in,without properly sealing the connections resulting in corrosion.
Also check wiring in rear, trailer lights are all too often just spliced in,without properly sealing the connections resulting in corrosion.
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Once again, lighting
An often overlooked problem is bad grounding either at the sockets or the body as a whole. Try using a jumper wire with alligator clips at each end. Connect one end to a know good ground and clip the other end to the offending lamp socket.I second the motion regarding trailer wiring.
TomC
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