I really hope that's not the case. The light went out while we were playing in
the mud at Jon's. I'm hoping it was just gunk in the connector, but then again,
my entire engine compartment got hit with mud & water.
Hopefully I can get out of work early a few days next week and inspect it well.
This weekend's a loss between my girlfriend and having to spend 12+ hours at
work on Sunday starting at 4:30 AM.
Ronald Wong wrote:
> You might as well Andy. If a wire is corroding enough in the bundle to put
> out your fog light, you'd better pull it apart and make sure the rest of
> them don't have a problem, else one day your Dak might not start, or worse
> yet, it might quit at the wrong time in the wrong place. Just a heads up!
>
> Ron
> 00 PB SLT QC 4X2 5.9 46RE 3.92 LSD
> For modifications see my DML Profile (URL follows)
> http://www.twistedbits.net/WWWProfile/dakota/Kw9pV1EkFeOYY
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Andy Levy
> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 8:00 PM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: Lights out!
>
> Thanks Neil. Yes, the right side works fine. I turned on the lights and
> took
> my circuit tester (lamp) to the connectors on each side - the right checked
> out
> (duh), on the left it was dark. So, the problem isn't the bulb ($20
> wasted). I
> ran out of daylight so I couldn't get into checking on the input side of the
> connector tonight.
>
> I traced the wires back up from the light and it gets ugly real fast in
> there.
> I really hope it's the connector - if it's any deeper, I may cut my losses
> and
> upgrade to better fogs. I do not want to tear into the PDC or that huge
> wiring
> bundle.
>
> "Neil W. Bellenger" wrote:
>
> > Andy; I'm assuming, since you didn't mention it, that the right side light
> > is OK. This would eliminate switch, fuse, and relay causes.
> > Feed to the lights is from the power distribution center under the hood;
> > fuse C (20 amp), light blue wire. This wire should have 12 volts at the
> bulb
> > socket unless the battery is disconnected or fuse C is blown.
> > From the lights, a light blue/black wire connects to the fog lamp relay in
> > the PDC. This is the relay that drops out the fogs when the high beams are
> > on.
> > From the relay, a black/light green wire goes to the headlight switch.
> >
> > Battery ------>Fuse C --(LB)----> Bulb --(LB/BK)---> Relay---(BK/LG)---->
> > Switch
> >
> > The fogs are hot all the time and are grounded by the switch to complete
> the
> > circuit, so if one light works and the other doesn't, it looks like a bad
> > connection between the fuse and the bulb socket, or a bad socket, or
> (don't
> > you hate it) a brand new, out of the box, bad bulb.
> > Neil
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