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1965 Dart. S6 auto. all stock wiring except for HL relays and elect. ignition. Back wire harness all stock and all color codes are correct acc. to the shop manual diagram.
Problem: Intermittent brake light outage. Most times, the brake lights work perfectly. Then only the right works, then only the left, then both, then one or the other. Works this way with the parking lights on or off.
When one light is out, if I signal right, then left....both brakelights will work again. All tail, signal and stop lights work perfectly.
Trouble shooting: I applied the brake pedal, then pulled the bulb assy. the "tail" light element was lit, not the brake element. when I ground the socket to the light, both elements lit up in the housing.
Now I'm thinking socket ground. With 1 brakelight on, I placed a ground to the right and left sockets, tied them together then to the bumper. Still; only 1 brake light.
Now I'm thinking "hot lead" is the issue. How can I track this one down?
I think a quick fix would be to add a jumper from 1 stop lamp to the other; but that might mess up the blinker circuitry....I don't know. Anyone have and suggestions?
Problem: Intermittent brake light outage. Most times, the brake lights work perfectly. Then only the right works, then only the left, then both, then one or the other. Works this way with the parking lights on or off.
When one light is out, if I signal right, then left....both brakelights will work again. All tail, signal and stop lights work perfectly.
Trouble shooting: I applied the brake pedal, then pulled the bulb assy. the "tail" light element was lit, not the brake element. when I ground the socket to the light, both elements lit up in the housing.
Now I'm thinking socket ground. With 1 brakelight on, I placed a ground to the right and left sockets, tied them together then to the bumper. Still; only 1 brake light.
Now I'm thinking "hot lead" is the issue. How can I track this one down?
I think a quick fix would be to add a jumper from 1 stop lamp to the other; but that might mess up the blinker circuitry....I don't know. Anyone have and suggestions?
