Thanks David. I have an alternator installed so regulator isn't the
problem.
I just now looked at the bulb. Nothing visably wrong so I swapped left to
right and vice versa. Now they are both working. Go figure.
Connections are good. I will clean up the contacts and swap them back to
see if problem is solved. I hate this intermitant electrical stuff. Makes
me nuts.
Phil Nase
http://home.ptd.net/~nase
----- Original Message -----
From "David Lieb" <dbl at chicagolandmgclub.com>
To: "Phil Nase" <nase@ptd.net>; "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 1:25 PM
Subject: Re: Tail/Brake lights
> Have you done a voltage check with the rpm above 2000 (assuming you still
> have a generator) to see what the real working voltage is? Regulator could
> be out of whack (got some fresh whack for it?) and feeding too much
> voltage to it. Housing could be loose and the vibration produced from
> braking with the filament on (far-fetched, yes, I know). Even if the bulb
> were wrong, unless it is a 6-volt bulb, it would not make that kind of a
> difference. Haynes does have a procedure for checking the regulator
> settings, might be worth looking at. Just be careful... I know of one
> bloke who burned out his fuel pump in the process. Nope, not me, I just
> happened by in time to see the smoke coming out of it... a little scary
> when you think about the fact that it was full of fuel at the time it was
> that hot.
> David Lieb
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