In a message dated 5/24/2001 12:25:49 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
RPVanLuchene@lbl.gov writes:
> I noticed that my right brake/tail lamp is acting weird.
> Both my tail lights work, but when I apply the brakes with the tail
> lights on, the right one turns off instead of getting brighter.
> I took the socket out, cleaned up the contacts & connectors and put in a
> new bulb but it still does the same thing. I switched the wires at the
> socket for the hell of it and when I turned the tail lights on, the
>
Ryan,
Check the ground connections on the bulb. A bad ground here will cause just
the symptoms you describe. If you have access to my book, look at page 15. I
describe and explain this exact situation in chapter 3, "Bad Grounds and
Connections."
Dan Masters
Alcoa, Tennessee
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