Ajax
Active Member
Hello all, before I get into what the issue is, I must say that I have searched all past posts that are similar to this issue and in fact I have completed some steps that were suggested in other posts. The following are the symptoms and steps taken to narrow down possible causes. Also, I'm using the electrical schematic for my car that someone posted on this forum (priceless).
The car is a 1966 Belvedere II. The wiring is all stock. I hadn't driven the car in about 2 months and before then the lights worked.
The problem: rear turn signals AND rear brake lights do not work. Front turn signals work properly. When light switch is pulled, headlights and tail lights work, yet rear turn signals and rear brake lights continue to be inoperative. Using the schematic, I verified that the dark green wire (left rear light) and the brown wire (right rear light) have power all the way from the light bulb, up to the switch in the steering column (I removed the steering wheel to verify at the turn signal switch). I also verified the white wire (brake light switch) at the turn signal switch and the pink wire (brake light switch) at the brake light switch. I checked the rear light bulbs and verified that they are grounding to the light assembly. The filaments are fine and no signs of being burned out. I verified power to the flasher but I replaced it anyway. I swapped out fuses in the fuse box. Now lets talk about the black wire (ground wire that joins the rear lights and terminates at the light switch, the switch that also turns the headlights on). There is no power from the bulb up to where it goes into the light switch. Everything else in the light switch works properly. Could the light switch be the culprit? What other suggestions do you have?
The car is a 1966 Belvedere II. The wiring is all stock. I hadn't driven the car in about 2 months and before then the lights worked.
The problem: rear turn signals AND rear brake lights do not work. Front turn signals work properly. When light switch is pulled, headlights and tail lights work, yet rear turn signals and rear brake lights continue to be inoperative. Using the schematic, I verified that the dark green wire (left rear light) and the brown wire (right rear light) have power all the way from the light bulb, up to the switch in the steering column (I removed the steering wheel to verify at the turn signal switch). I also verified the white wire (brake light switch) at the turn signal switch and the pink wire (brake light switch) at the brake light switch. I checked the rear light bulbs and verified that they are grounding to the light assembly. The filaments are fine and no signs of being burned out. I verified power to the flasher but I replaced it anyway. I swapped out fuses in the fuse box. Now lets talk about the black wire (ground wire that joins the rear lights and terminates at the light switch, the switch that also turns the headlights on). There is no power from the bulb up to where it goes into the light switch. Everything else in the light switch works properly. Could the light switch be the culprit? What other suggestions do you have?
