Sorry to hear about your misfortune :(
One day right after the car passed the safety inspection here a friend who
had been following me, pulled along side to tell me my brake lights weren't
working. I thought
that was odd since they just worked at the inspection center.
Long story short: it was one of the Lucar connectors from the stop light
switch, it had worked itself loose just enough to lose contact. I'd check
all of those first. Sometimes they will work loose and ground against the
body also causing blown fuses, etc.
Good luck,
Robert Weeks
Durham NC
1969 Midget
1968-70 Abitza
http://www.woozy.com/midget/
At 8:44 AM +0000 5/22/98, cfiddes@direct.ca wrote:
>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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