Reverse lights....
Melting Slicks
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Probably the reverse switch that is located on your transmission.... Stick or auto and what year.... If its a stick with the ZF6 then its a discontinued item however Corvette Central remade them.... Just bought one a couple months ago and it works great.
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the system is pretty simple. take an electric tester to se if juice is getting to the lights. If not, then check so see if its getting to the out side of the switch. If not, then check to see if its getting to the intake side of the switch. If not, check to see if its getting to the out side run from the fuse...if not, then check to see if its getting to the in side run to the fuse...you starting to see a pattern here? Oh, while near the switch, check by hand to mafe sure its moving enough to turn on the lights. Start from the back and work forward..half the battle is finding what is NOT wrong.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Auburn MA
That's it now just order it from Corvette Central, it will run around $36 bucks and jack your car up it is located on the driverside front corner of the tranny right infront of the bell housing near the slave cylinder.
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Racer
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Interesting! What exactly is the purpose of this switch?
You say to check it to see if its moving enough? When you put it in reverse, does it not send an electrical surge to tell the car it's in reverse, or is it actually a moving part?
You say to check it to see if its moving enough? When you put it in reverse, does it not send an electrical surge to tell the car it's in reverse, or is it actually a moving part?
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I guess there was something in the new oil that 'un-stuck' the switch!
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The switch has a rod in it with a ball end that rides against a shifter shaft inside the trans. That shaft has a depression in it that the ball end falls into when you shift into reverse and closes the switch for the backup lights. Mine was not working for a little while, but before I got a chance to change the switch, I changed the trans oil to AmsOil manual syncromesh. About three days later after driving it for a while, the switch started working again. I guess there was something in the new oil that 'un-stuck' the switch!
I guess there was something in the new oil that 'un-stuck' the switch!