Courtesy light flicker...
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Racer
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Courtesy light flicker...
This was a problem years ago, I parked it and had forgotten about it until I started driving it again to iron the kinks out of all the new parts. While driving the courtesy lights will flash intermittently and sometimes stay on after turning the key off. I am suspecting the door switches are grounding. Am I on the right track and how can I diagnose which is the culprit?
Thanks..
Eric
Thanks..
Eric
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Eric-
Your on the right track and I think I would consider just replacement. They are to easy to install.
You can remove the old switches and see which one is failing, but I would suspect this is your problem.
Willcox
Your on the right track and I think I would consider just replacement. They are to easy to install.
You can remove the old switches and see which one is failing, but I would suspect this is your problem.
Willcox
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This was a problem years ago, I parked it and had forgotten about it until I started driving it again to iron the kinks out of all the new parts. While driving the courtesy lights will flash intermittently and sometimes stay on after turning the key off. I am suspecting the door switches are grounding. Am I on the right track and how can I diagnose which is the culprit?
Thanks..
Eric
Thanks..
Eric
There is one other part to this circuit and that is the light switch. The rheostat dims the courtesy lights and turns them on and off. There could be a problem with the rheostat. It is a spiral piece of wire that may be broken and one end bouncing around making ground contact.
cc
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The d/s pin switch was the culprit on my 68 but I replaced both just for peace of mind.
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There is one other part to this circuit and that is the light switch. The rheostat dims the courtesy lights and turns them on and off. There could be a problem with the rheostat. It is a spiral piece of wire that may be broken and one end bouncing around making ground contact.
cc
It could have something to do with the headlamp switch! CC, I'm sorry Victor called me today and no connector!
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