First off, let me just say that when I finished putting this ugly 1973 Dart Sport 340 together a month ago, all of the lights worked the way they should (and when they should). I have done nothing but race the car at the brackets for about a month, once a week. That is to say, the car is only loaded on and off the trailer and then beaten on.
It finally got dark early enough so that we needed to run tail lights and suddenly mine aren't working correctly. When I pull the light switch knob, to either "parking" or "on" position, what I believe to be my brake lights are coming on - both seem very bright . Nothing changes when I depress the pedal. With the lights "off," the brake pedal is not activating the brake lights whether the key is "on" or "off."
When I turn on the light switch with the left turn signal on, sometimes the left signal indicator on the dash holds a steady green arrow. Sometimes not. The right turn signal operates the front signal only.
- All front lights and rear running lights and license plate light work properly.
- Reverse lights work properly.
- There is a designated ground running to the back of the car and, because some of the lights back there work, I don't believe the problem to be in the back of the car.
Is it possible for the brake light switch on the pedal to affect the turn signals?
Is it possible that I am mistaking my very bright tail lights for brake lights and the problem is only in the brake light circuit?
You can see what I mean by "seem too bright to be tail lights" in this video - they're shining on the track:
