Centerline
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OK, this one has me stumped.
Turn the "lights" (headlights) on and the left side tail lights light up with both filaments. Right side single "tail light" filament lit.
Checked voltage and the tail light line has 11 volts. Turn signal/brake line has basically 0 volts both right and left.
Remove left side socket from tail light housing and then it lights only the single (tail light) filament. Touch the socket to the housing and both filaments light. With the socket removed from the housing it's my understanding that it should not light at all... the housing is the ground. Right side single element says lit if you remove it as well but only one filament lit as before.
With the lights turned off the turn signals work perfectly as do the brake lights.
Here's what I suspect.... the sockets were aftermarket (Chinese) el-cheapos and I believe they're allowing the turn signal/brake light side to act as a ground. But.. I'm no expert so are there any knowledgeable gurus out there who might have an "educated" opinion on this??
Thanks in advance...
Turn the "lights" (headlights) on and the left side tail lights light up with both filaments. Right side single "tail light" filament lit.
Checked voltage and the tail light line has 11 volts. Turn signal/brake line has basically 0 volts both right and left.
Remove left side socket from tail light housing and then it lights only the single (tail light) filament. Touch the socket to the housing and both filaments light. With the socket removed from the housing it's my understanding that it should not light at all... the housing is the ground. Right side single element says lit if you remove it as well but only one filament lit as before.
With the lights turned off the turn signals work perfectly as do the brake lights.
Here's what I suspect.... the sockets were aftermarket (Chinese) el-cheapos and I believe they're allowing the turn signal/brake light side to act as a ground. But.. I'm no expert so are there any knowledgeable gurus out there who might have an "educated" opinion on this??
Thanks in advance...