I have a round Cibie light mounted on the rear bumper with a switch at the dash so when I back up - that sucker lights up everything back there! This van used to belong to Unca Joel and he installed that little goody. And I love it. Makes backing at night so much easier! John On 10/30/2013 1:48 AM, Ben wrote: > Gene, > > It's important to specify which transmission you have. The automatics have their back-up light switches at the shifter console. Whereas, the manual trans have their switches at the nose come area. Jostling a loose wire can cause such a problem. A defective switch or bulb can similarly give those symptoms. > > > BenT > sent from my electronic leash > >> On Oct 29, 2013, at 11:26 PM, Gene P <olgreywoof@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> >> Question: how can motion extinguish the back-up lights? >> Symptom: >> 1. engine off (ignition on), gear in reverse - lights work >> 2. engine on, gear in reverse - lights work >> 3. begin to back up, within 10 feet (2 or 3 seconds) lights go out >> >> I've gone through these variations many times and it does this every >> time. Since everything works while my head is in the engine bay, what >> can I check? >> >> Thanks, >> GeneP > |
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