'64 Dart /6; A year ago, I cleaned all through firewall connections, tuned up the dash gauges, and cleaned tail, head, and parking light sockets, replaced the fuse box, and cleaned and adjusted the brake light switch. I didn't go into the headlamp switch or turn signal switch, but the turn signal switch was replaced by the previous owner.
Been driving the Dart as a second car for over a year. Put in gas, change the oil, grin from ear to ear, repeat.
That's the background, here's the ghost in the "no brake lights" that looks like a bad ground but where?
*Brake pedal always depressed, and both tail light sockets jumper grounded (and checked with an ohm meter) = no brake lights.
*Park light switch on = both bulbs lit.
*Remove left ground jumper = both bulbs lit.
*Remove both ground jumpers = One left wire hot w/ test light, and bulb will light, both right wires show 'some juice', but bulb will not light.
*Ground both sockets again and turn on left turn signal = right brake light lit.
*Turn off left turn signal and remove both socket grounds, and both brake bulbs are lit.
*Pump brake pedal once, and both brake bulbs are off again, and I start all over again with random symptoms.
? Can all this be inside the turn signal switch? The wiring diagram in and out of the headlight switch looks innocent enough.
? Where are there other grounds in the lighting system besides the tail light socket that can cause this?
GACK!!
Been driving the Dart as a second car for over a year. Put in gas, change the oil, grin from ear to ear, repeat.
That's the background, here's the ghost in the "no brake lights" that looks like a bad ground but where?
*Brake pedal always depressed, and both tail light sockets jumper grounded (and checked with an ohm meter) = no brake lights.
*Park light switch on = both bulbs lit.
*Remove left ground jumper = both bulbs lit.
*Remove both ground jumpers = One left wire hot w/ test light, and bulb will light, both right wires show 'some juice', but bulb will not light.
*Ground both sockets again and turn on left turn signal = right brake light lit.
*Turn off left turn signal and remove both socket grounds, and both brake bulbs are lit.
*Pump brake pedal once, and both brake bulbs are off again, and I start all over again with random symptoms.
? Can all this be inside the turn signal switch? The wiring diagram in and out of the headlight switch looks innocent enough.
? Where are there other grounds in the lighting system besides the tail light socket that can cause this?
GACK!!
