Also don't forget, (and I think someone mentioned it before), that the dome light is also in that circuit. Wouldn't hurt to check that out either. Take it easy.
Dan McIntosh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wayne Kline" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Electrical problem...UPDATE > Great News Larry, B-4 you rip all you sound deadner up. remove you back seat > and in the wheel well area drivers side ,is the connector that converts the > ribbon back to the conventional rear tail lamp wire harness. > un-plug it and replug it under the dash , fi you have dash lights the ribbon > ok. do not replug it and ring out the rear harness. Remove the bulbs from > there sockets , don't forget backup.and licence plate lamps. With a VOM or > continunity tester. all pins shoud be open or shoe no continunity to Ground > / body. Thonly wire that should have Res/cont is the tan wire (fuel gauge) > in the harnes. > Look at the Brown wires . as they are you running light circuit, and that > the one that seems to be shorted ? > > GL > > Wayne > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Larry Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 10:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Electrical problem...UPDATE > > > > Well.. thanks for all the help so far.. I seem to have isolated the > > problem to the wiring harness that runs to the back of the car... I unplug > > that and the dash lights work.. I unplugged the rear lights from the other > > side of the harness and the fuse still blows... So if my logic is correct > > the problem is in that wire somewhere.... The bummer thing is that I have > > sound deadening material and it could be nasty finding the problem.... :) > > > > Larry > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Milkiewicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 8:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Electrical problem... > > > > > > Danny, that's a great idea. I would never have thought of that. I'm going > to > > try it out the next time I have a problem. > > Rich > > "66 Malibu > > ACES # 5066 > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Danny Wilsher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 3:41 AM > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Electrical problem... > > > > > > A good tip to save fuses is to get a flasher (like the one that goes in > the > > fuse block or hangs somewhere under the dash) and wire some spade lugs to > it > > and make it where it can be attached to the two ends where the fuse plugs > > into. This will make the flasher click if there is a short. When the short > > is found, (by unplugging different harnesses), the flasher will go silent > > and you will know that you have located the place where the short was. And > > you saved a lot of blown fuses.............. > > Ðäññÿ .............. > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Benjamin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 9:45 PM > > Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Electrical problem... > > > > > > : One of the ways I track stuff down is to unplug the harnesses. > > : > > : 1.Most have a plug that goes to the harness under the carpet which feeds > > the > > : trunk, try that first and put in fuse. > > : > > : 2. If it holds try the plug in the trunk (plug the one under dash back > > : together). > > : Unplug and put in fuse. If fuse holds then check out back harness. Light > > : bulbs can also short out if they quit the wrong way. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------- > To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html > To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------- To Unsubscribe please visit www.chevelles.net/list.html To start a new topic, send mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
