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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 08:03 PM
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Stupid lights

I have a 97 ranger that I just bought and both the dome light and the cargo light don't work. I tried the WD-40 solution to no avail. I also checked the Haynes and Chilton manuals. Neither one showed either circuit in the wiring diagram. I pulled the door panel but can't get the latch out to remove the switch. Any ideas??? Anyone know of a dealer service manual?? I checked all the fuses on the drivers side of the dash also.
 
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Old Aug 11, 2010 | 10:28 PM
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Have you checked the wiring for a short?
 
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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There is a guy on ebay selling manuals on a disk,,,, does anyone have any idea if they are any good.. also the local lib. here has Aldata on the puters there.... should have the info you need.... good luck
 
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 09:48 PM
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Thanks

I checked for a short and found nothing. Also found that the 3rd brake light is not working. I wonder if a relay is involved. I will try the library and see if they have a proper and complete wiring diagram.

On another topic, does anyone have experience with removing oxidation?? I have a black paint job and I'm wondering if I start with rubbing compound then go to polising compound then wax?
 
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 07:40 AM
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Mark send me your email adress and I will send you a wiring diagram of that ckt
 
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 07:25 PM
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Thank you Fred

Thanks for the wiring info. All it was, was a missing fuse. Someone must have had the lights stuck on problem and pulled the fuse to correct it.

On to the next battle which is trying to restore the paint job. I found some good info on it at this site.

How To Restore Dull, Oxidized Paint
 
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Old Aug 17, 2010 | 07:30 PM
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I figured out my problem with the electronic 4X4, seems you have to stopped, foot on the brake and clutch to the floor to get it to shift to Low...... I was not pushing the clutch all the way in, did not step on the brake....... all I had to do was read the owners manual...LOL, glad your problem was an easy one
 
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