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Jan 6, 2006 | 06:28 PM

dlssboyce1

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hello,everybody i,m new to the site,i have a problem with the turn signals on my 86 f-250.here goes,it started when my tail lights went out ,i replaced the headlight switch and they worked for a few minutes and went back out,i mean no turn signal ,no brake lights ,no tail lights,so i gave up for the night.this afternoon i started messing with it again but this time everything works,but the rear turn signals are bleeding over to one another ,sounds like i have a short to me,but can anybody tell where the best place to start would be thanks

Jan 6, 2006 | 07:06 PM

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Jan 6, 2006 | 07:41 PM

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No you do not have a short, you have lost your ground and the lamps are cross feeding to get to a ground. Also check the lamps for crossed filaments.

Jan 7, 2006 | 08:00 PM

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but the rear turn signals are bleeding over to one another

I don't fully understand this myself. Lets go over the whole thing.

Your taillights now work, both sides, along with your license plate lights.

What happens when the brake pedal is pushed, and the headlights are off?

What happens when the brake pedal is pushed, and the headlights are on?

With the headlights off, and the key on, you flip the turnsignal and the one side blinks, or both sides blink? Are the front signals doing this too?

Jan 8, 2006 | 11:08 AM

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with the headlights on the turn signals in the rear only bleed over,the brake lights work fine with the headlights on of off as well as the tail lights.this morning i did find the right front headlight socket looks to have been heating up ,also the black wire on the socket has insulation gone exposing bare wire.there is a fusible link in the harness.i don,t know how to check them,but i can tell you it looks like it is swelled in the middle and the insulation appears to have been hot.any more help would be welcome

Jan 8, 2006 | 03:49 PM

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with the headlights on the turn signals in the rear only bleed over

I am still not sure what "bleed over" means, but if the turnsignals work ok with the headlights off, and mess up with the headlights on, then you do have a grounding problem in the rear sockets, or the bulbs are not inserted correctly in the sockets.

If the turnsignals do not work correctly with or without the headlights on, then I would suspect the turnsignal switch or the wiring in the column.

Jan 11, 2006 | 04:36 PM

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i think i have narrowed the problem down to the rear sockets ,do you know where i can get some replacementsfor both lights and back up lights.thanks for all your help