In article <f41ff3ad0709041120j6ac35dga9f293535589b482@mail.gmail.com>,
radon220@gmail.com ("Don Rey") writes:
>
trailer tails are known to have problems
the only other thing i can say is take the problem and divide it in half and
folow the problem and keep divideing till you find it.
>
> I've got an electrical ground problem related to the rear lights on my
> Dak. I looked around for a loose ground wire, shaked and shimmied some
> connectors, checked bulbs, and when my bulb housings started flaking
> apart (rust) I got frustrated and gave up. Are there any specific
> places I should look... maybe based on symptoms?
>
> When I brake, the left light lights, but the right light doesn't. With
> running lights on, the left brake filament lights, but both right
> filaments go out (meaning the signal filament goes out and the brake
> filament just doesn't light). The bulbs are fine. My reverse lights
> don't light, but I'm not sure whether it's related or the tranny
> switch is bad. When I hook up a trailer, it becomes a light show back
> there... and if I remember right, the reverse lights start lighting
> when I hit the brakes (my dad tells me this, I haven't seen it for
> myself).
>
> Any ideas? I haven't taken out the wiring schematics yet... I should
> have dug into it more, but I got frustrated w/ the dern rust.
>
> Thanks!
> Don in CT
> 89 DakVert 318 NV3500 4x4
> 74 Dart Sport 340
>
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