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Old July 15th, 2017, 08:18 PM
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Default Re: Tail Light gremlin

You would first want to switch rear bulbs and see if the problem follows the bulb. Also, on the one that won't light, stick a temporary ground from bulb socket to a good ground at rear while applying brakes. Report what happens.

Then: All I can say is re check the circuits once you know how it's supposed to be wired. The stop switch has a hot-all-the-time wire on one terminal and a wire that goes to the turn signal switch from the other terminal. Then two other wires come out of the turn signal switch. One for left brake/turn and one for right brake.turn. If you check at various connections/connectors/terminal blocks with a 12V ice pick tester light. that way you can see if 12V is present all the way back to tail light. (of course, be sure brake pedal is applied during all this). Take out the bulbs and touch the proper contact inside the socket with the probe and attach it's wire lead to a good ground back there. See if you can get both left and right to light the test light with brake applied. If that works, then it's the bulb or the socket is not grounding. If one does not light still, follow the wire for that bulb back until you find power. Report what happens.

I would like to know if the rear turn signals work?
You have a dual filament bulb back there. The rear running light "filaments" are wired to the headlight switch. The turn/brake filaments are wired to the turn signal. Don't get that mixed up. Follow the 1960 Diagram, the EZ wire instructions are generic. Don't let colors fool you, be sure the hook up is correct functionally.

Could be a simple ground problem or bad bulb.
Could be headlight sw not wired correctly, turn signal sw not wired correctly, or other wiring. The tests and wire checks above will start to tell.

Last edited by AZKen; July 15th, 2017 at 10:23 PM.
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