Yea, I'm not sure when, but they went to the plastic sockets with the sep ground wire. On the earlier models (Like my 66) the sockets had only 1 wire for the positive and the socket grounded itself on the body. Makes for fun short tracing. Dan
On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 5:57 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > The bulb socket on my '72 was shorted out (inside the plastic...) And would > back feed both sides! I had replaced bulbs, brake light switch... > > Until I replaced the socket! > > We took the old socket, cut the plastic away and THERE it was... > > As I drive the car so infrequently, I'd just replace the bulbs Until I had > a day to simply putter with it! > > Speaking of that... maybe a quiet night with my Chevelle is a GR8 idea! > > Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® > ------------------------------ > *From: * Dan Rachlin <[email protected]> > *Sender: * [email protected] > *Date: *Thu, 2 Jun 2011 17:29:29 -0400 > *To: *The Chevelle Mailing List<[email protected]> > *ReplyTo: * The Chevelle Mailing List <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [Chevelle-list] Electrical Short? > > If you still have the original brake light sockets, I would also check them > as they ground on the body and if any water has gotten into the socket > itself, then the middle of the bulb connection may be the problem. Put some > die electric grease if they are ok and you plan on continuing to use them. > You can also but aftermarket replacements (If you are not all orig) and they > utilize a ground wire that you can ground elsewhere. > > Dan > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Larry Williams <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> My 65 has an old after market wire loom. I have just noticed that the >> brake light circuit has a short. I have blown two 20 amp fuses for that >> circuit. The running and turn indicator circuits appear to be normal. I >> have bought a new brake light switch, but have not installed it yet. I >> can't see how this switch can caused the fuses to blow unless it is just a >> bad connection. I will check the light plugs for a ground short today. >> Hoping not to have to trace the wire from the fuse box. Anything I missed? >> >> Larry >> >> Everyday Is A Saturday > > >
