Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:38:40 -0500
Reply-To: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Jim. Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Since we're talking about electrical problems...
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Just came in from finding the problem and saw this post. Number one fuse
had a break so slight it couldn't be detected visually, at least not by me.
Replaced and everything is working fine. Now I have to resolder all those
wires for the trailer lights so I can haul a wood splitter this weekend!
LOL. At least there's plenty of wire back there.
Jim
On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:26 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com> wrote:
> Bentley says fuse number one feeds all of that. Check it.
>
> Ken
>
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 3:21 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 1983
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:20 PM kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What year again?
>>>
>>> Ken Wilford at vanagain.com
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018, 3:19 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I cut the wires going to the "box" mounted behind my left tail light. No
>>>> change.
>>>>
>>>> Jim
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:58 PM Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > Mine is the passenger side rear marker light that keeps blowing...
>>>> So
>>>> > frustrating....
>>>> >
>>>> > Steven
>>>> > 91 Westy
>>>> >
>>>> > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:50 PM, kenneth wilford <kenwilfy@gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> >
>>>> > > I usually suspect the trailer harness box or the connections for the
>>>> > > trailer harness when this type of strange stuff starts happening.
>>>> Try
>>>> > > unhooking it and see if that fixes it.
>>>> > >
>>>> > > Ken
>>>> > >
>>>> > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:33 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>> > wrote:
>>>> > >
>>>> > > > Yes, I do.
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > Jim
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > > On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:16 PM Kenneth B. Wilford <
>>>> kenwilfy@gmail.com
>>>> > >
>>>> > > > wrote:
>>>> > > >
>>>> > > >> Do you have trailer wiring harness installed?
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Ken
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> On July 18, 2018, at 2:14 PM, "Jim. Felder" <
>>>> jim.felder@gmail.com>
>>>> > > wrote:
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> I noticed a few weeks back that I don't have a driver's side
>>>> parking
>>>> > > light
>>>> > > >> any more. I figured it was because I had removed the lenses
>>>> shortly
>>>> > > before
>>>> > > >> that to send them through the dishwasher. I didn't check at the
>>>> time
>>>> > see
>>>> > > >> if
>>>> > > >> the parking light was working, I just wanted to maintain the
>>>> > connection
>>>> > > >> and
>>>> > > >> seals and get rid of accumulated road grime. So, I took them
>>>> apart and
>>>> > > >> tested the bulb. Fine. Then I tested the connection--not fine. No
>>>> > > voltage.
>>>> > > >> I went up the wire a little ways and probed through the
>>>> insulation
>>>> > with
>>>> > > >> needle probes. Nothing. The passenger side is working fine.
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> I started to pull the instrument cluster and check the switch,
>>>> but at
>>>> > > >> present I have no idea how the two front lights are wired.
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Neither of the other marker/parking lights (side rear and tail
>>>> light)
>>>> > > are
>>>> > > >> working on the drivers side either.
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> I was going to wait until I was replacing the foil, but three
>>>> lights
>>>> > out
>>>> > > >> is
>>>> > > >> too much to wait on.
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Any ideas as to how to proceed?
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >> Jim
>>>> > > >>
>>>> > > >
>>>> > >
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
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