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mfleury


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i need some help with the lights on my car.
i got head lights and signal lights but don't have dash lights or taillights can anybody help.
i put in a new headlight switch still the same problem trying to trace wires back but sure is a nightmare under the dash.

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Crack in circut board or a bad wire ( no fun to find ) or maybe a bad ground .



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maybe i'm going to start tracing wires back on sunday. its sunday so the wife says i can't swear at it.
i was comming back from southhampton on thursday nite and had no lights.

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check the fuses.
 Do you have a service manual. If so it should have the wiring schematic. It will make tracing the circuit much easier.

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 Tail fuse for sure... When you turn on the park lamps, power goes through this fuse first the splits to the dash wire to the dimmer then to the lamps....

 Check it for power with a test lamp at one side of the fust to be sure there is nothing from the headlamp switch wires to the tail fuse....

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I had the same problem with my 67 Beaumont, no tail or stop lamps and no instrument lights, i thought they were on different circuits but when I checked my service manual the one fuse was listed for stop and tail lamps. When i checked my fuse it looked perfect but when i put my test light on it there was power only on 1 side so i pulled the fuse out it fell apart in my hands, put a new fuse in and so far no more problems.
If you need a wiring diagram let me know and I can help you with that.

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i got a book but it doesn't have the wiring digrams in it must be the one i got at a swap meet.if you can email me that digram it sure would be a big help.

went out to garage checked all my fuses. i got power in all fuses excepted the fuse for instrument panel and lamps. i guess next step is to pull fuse box to see whats behind it.you can email the drawings to my email mfleury@bmts.com thanks-

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checked all fuses even put a new head light switch in.
pulled my fuse box apart found out on the back of it was a burnt wire put a new wire in.
finally got it fixed got headlights tailights now butttttt when i turn on my head lights my signal lights won't work what a job back at it on monday
who says old cars are fun

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Sounds like we are both having fun with electrical gremlins!

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mfleury


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to bad that short in the wire would of burnt the car i even be willing to help it along. any ideas on my problem when headlights are turnent on my signal lights won't work if i shut headlights off signal lights will work got be stumped

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AFTER ALL THE BS I WENT THROUGH FINALLY GOT IT FIXED. NOW I CAN GO TO SHELBIRNE FAIR AND CAR SHOW MAYBE EVEN TO PUMPKINFEST

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mfleury wrote:

AFTER ALL THE BS I WENT THROUGH FINALLY GOT IT FIXED.


  What was the problem?



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mixed up wiring for lights power surge found its way up to fuse box and burnt wire behind box. more to the story but thats the basic idea

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