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OK, first, my car is a 69 conv., so I only have the under dash
lights. No dome or console lights. Also, I have removed the clock
and used the space for gauges.
Second, the courtesy light circuit is like a horn circuit. It has
power all the time and grounds the circuit through the door switches
(or light switch) to turn the courtesy lights on. So, it is possible
it could ground out through the clock, cigarette lighter, etc.
Try pulling one light socket at a time from their mounts until the
lights go off. Then you've found your problem part.
I have looked at the wiring diagram in a while so I can't confirm
that the cigarette lighter or clock are on the same circuit. On
mine, if I'm remembering right, the power feeds the lamps and then
goes to the door switches and light switch but nowhere else. Your
problem sounds like it is in the ground circuit somewhere. Check
also for wires that could be rubbed bare somewhere grounding the circuit.
You could try pulling the battery terminal off, and checking the
ground circuit with a continuity tester.
And like Kevin says, electricity isn't like one-way street. It will
backfeed if it needs to. I had that happen to my idiot light
circuit, when the power fuse was blown.
Hope some of this helps.
Lee
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When my interior lights come on, I check all the fuses in the fuse
box, and usually I find one blown, and normally it is the cigar
lighter / dome light fuse.
It allows the circuit to run backwards, thereby turning on the lights.
Thanks, Kevin
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