My '97 5-spd doesn't have functional reverse lights either, I investigated
the possibility of bad bulbs and struck out. It's probably
a bad reverse light switch on the tranny. The typically are cheap plastics
thing. I haven't had time to drop off my truck to the dealer
for such a small problem. I'll probably just buy a new switch and install
it myself after work.
Gary Pinkley
97 Reg Cab V-6 5 spd
lowered monochrome red
255/50-17 BFG Comp T/A ZR4
Budnik 17x8 wheels
>Here's a dingbat Q for you:
>My '97 Dak has 53.8k miles on it.
>Most of the time when I drop it in Reverse the lights don't come on.
>I always put it in 2nd before I go to reverse (friend told me about
>longer tranny life, prolly urban legend).
>
>If it goes into rev. hard the lights usually come on. I don't have
>a FSM, so I don't really know where to look for the switch.
>
>Has anyone else seen this (or at night, not seen this ;)
>
>Call me clueless,
>
>travis
>'97 4WD CC, 5spd
>
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