Sounds like a loose or dirty ground wire to me as far as the dim brake
lights go. As far as the blowing fuse look for a pinched wire at the
area of the damage.
>From: cfiddes@direct.ca
>To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
>Date: Fri, 22 May 1998 08:44:52 +0000
>Subject: '76 Midget - Brake Lights / tail lights
>Reply-To: cfiddes@direct.ca
>
>Hi folks.
>I just about got rear-ended when I came to a sudden stop a few nights
>ago - apparently my brake lights stopped working. I'm afraid I've
>started into an electrical death spiral and could use some advice.
>
>With the light switch OFF, stepping on the brake pedal results in a
dull
>glow from the tail lights.
>With the lights ON, tail lights were operating and stepping on the
>brake pedal gave no change to the rear bulbs.
>
>Fuses were all O.K. Bulbs all O.K.
>
>Next night - lost a right rear tail light and left front parking
>light. Fuse blown; replaced fuse - blew immediately when I threw the
>light switch. I suspect I can trace the problem with the tail light
given that the
>fuse is blowing; I expect to find a short somewhere.
>
>Anyone with suggestions on the brake lights? Any chance these things
>are related?
>
>FWIW, I recently replaced the old stereo with a mdoern unit - but it's
on
>the "ignition-required" circuit.
>
>Thanks for any suggestions.
>
>Chris.
>'76 Midget.
>
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