scoutdoors1000
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I have searched the forums and tired many things for similar issues but just today ran into something quite interesting with regards to my lights.
Prior to today:
My passenger blinker was a slow blink (original blinker switch went bad and replaced with what is comprable to flasher switch). Driver side front would stay solid with nothing in the rear. Drivers marker/blinker would be solid.
Both sides had no running lights in the rear. Both head lights worked.
(Summary no rear running lights, no rear driver blinker, slow passenger blinker front and rear, Good rear passenger brake light, no driver brake light)
Attempted fix. Checked bulbs. Checked wires where rubber boot plugs into tail lights. Got the same above results. Checked fuses, all good but some old. Pulled fuses and sprayed all with electrical contact cleaner.
Today (After electrical contact cleaner)
No driver blinker (not even solid), Slow passenger blinker. Good passenger brake light, No driver brake light. No rear running lights.
Now the interesting part....ALL this can happen with the ignition off and no key present, just as long as the switch is set for the lights to be on. All I did in addition was to literally push on some wires in the harness, find a strange wire with a bulb burned out that is grounded to the ground just above the Parking brake, and use the electrical contact cleaner.
Please help......
Prior to today:
My passenger blinker was a slow blink (original blinker switch went bad and replaced with what is comprable to flasher switch). Driver side front would stay solid with nothing in the rear. Drivers marker/blinker would be solid.
Both sides had no running lights in the rear. Both head lights worked.
(Summary no rear running lights, no rear driver blinker, slow passenger blinker front and rear, Good rear passenger brake light, no driver brake light)
Attempted fix. Checked bulbs. Checked wires where rubber boot plugs into tail lights. Got the same above results. Checked fuses, all good but some old. Pulled fuses and sprayed all with electrical contact cleaner.
Today (After electrical contact cleaner)
No driver blinker (not even solid), Slow passenger blinker. Good passenger brake light, No driver brake light. No rear running lights.
Now the interesting part....ALL this can happen with the ignition off and no key present, just as long as the switch is set for the lights to be on. All I did in addition was to literally push on some wires in the harness, find a strange wire with a bulb burned out that is grounded to the ground just above the Parking brake, and use the electrical contact cleaner.
Please help......