"Bubba" Strikes Again!
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Racer
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From: Centereach NY
"Bubba" Strikes Again!
Admin, please move this to "General" for me. I tried to move/delete it, to no avail. Thank You.
OK, my ongoing "De-Bubba-Izing" continues!
Well, MAYBE this one is NOT caused by "Bubba"...
Took the '69 out for a cruise last evening.
Doors are tightly shut.
Turned on the headlights while on the way home and the "Door Ajar" light turns on, along with the headlights.
Turn the headlights off, and the "Door Ajar" light shuts off too.
Gee, THANKS "BUBBA"! Then again, maybe this one is NOT "Bubbas" doing. LOL...
Crossed wires?
Dead short somewhere?
Bad door-ajar sensor/switch?
Any ideas?
Thanks Again,
Ben N
OK, my ongoing "De-Bubba-Izing" continues!
Well, MAYBE this one is NOT caused by "Bubba"...
Took the '69 out for a cruise last evening.
Doors are tightly shut.
Turned on the headlights while on the way home and the "Door Ajar" light turns on, along with the headlights.
Turn the headlights off, and the "Door Ajar" light shuts off too.
Gee, THANKS "BUBBA"! Then again, maybe this one is NOT "Bubbas" doing. LOL...
Crossed wires?
Dead short somewhere?
Bad door-ajar sensor/switch?
Any ideas?
Thanks Again,
Ben N
Last edited by Ben N; Aug 25, 2016 at 09:56 AM.
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Click on the "report post" icon in the lower left to get the attention of the admins. Otherwise they won't see your request until when or if they happen to come across this thread on their own.
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Racer
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From: Centereach NY
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Ben, the best way to get something done like this is to check the list of moderators for the section you are posting in (usually found at the bottom of the General page) and drop a mod a PM directly for assistance.
Reporting a post will work too, but depending on individual software, a PM is more efficient.
I'll move your post.
Reporting a post will work too, but depending on individual software, a PM is more efficient.
I'll move your post.
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I would go with the crossed wires. For the door ajar switch to come on when the headlights are up, that has to be two separate circuits wired together. The door ajar light should get its signals from the two door jamb switches. Somehow it is tied into your headlights opening.
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Hi Ben,
Have you checked the operation of the door switches with the doors open by pushing on the switches individually?
If they work properly then you may need to adjust the switch (move it out) so the door pushes the switch far enough to shut the lights off.
The pad on the rear of the door had a small square rubber bumper on it that insured that the door pushed the plunger on the switch in far enough.
Check to see that those pads are there.
Regards,
Alan
Have you checked the operation of the door switches with the doors open by pushing on the switches individually?
If they work properly then you may need to adjust the switch (move it out) so the door pushes the switch far enough to shut the lights off.
The pad on the rear of the door had a small square rubber bumper on it that insured that the door pushed the plunger on the switch in far enough.
Check to see that those pads are there.
Regards,
Alan
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From: charlotte north carolina
If the "door ajar" and "headlight" sockets were switched, it wouldn't explain why the "door" light came on with the headlights. The "headlights" (in your case the "door ajar") bulb should only illuminate when the headlight mechanism doesn't fully open. The headlight circuit may be searching for a path to ground thru the "door ajar" bulb. If you had the dash apart and reversed the two sockets and one of the headlight position sensing switches is malfunctioning, the "door ajar" bulb would illuminate.