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Old Mar 21, 2015 | 04:39 PM
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Default Parking, Instrument, and Marker Light Problem

Newby here with my first Corvette and I need help with electrics. I have restored two vehicles before but both older and much simpler. I just acquired a very nice '77 C3 and I'm in the process of "de-bugging" it. Next major issue - no tail, parking, side marker, or instrument lights. I have 12 volts across the tail light fuse, but no voltage across the instrument light fuse, and both fuses are good. Headlights work fine as do the turn signals, brake lights, dome light, courtesy lights, and backup lights. Is there a fuse link or circuit breaker somewhere? Could this be a bad (headlight) light switch?
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77 schematic:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&p...TUxMDNiMTY3Nzk

Do you have power to the TAN wire at the headlamp switch?

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