[TR] minor issues from the Memorial Day excursions

[Jim Muller]

We took the GT6 up to a friend's surprise birthday party this 
weekend, a trip of about 1hr 35min to Wells, Maine.  It presented us 
with a few heretofore unexperienced minor issues.  At our destination 
I forgot that I'd been running with parking lights, until someone 
pointed out that that little red car had one parking light on.  Hmmm, 
he must not have checked the back, because they were both on back 
there.  Both front sidemarkers didn't work though the rears did.  
Curious, I checked the turn signals, and the front light didn't work 
on the same side as the bad parking light.  And of course that meant 
the rear light came on but didn't blink.

Well, no big deal, it must be a bad connection, surely, or a bad 
ground.  Except that the turn signals have little in common with all 
the other lights.

At home the next day, equipped with wiring diagrams and VOM, I found 
the problems.  Both side markers are wired from one side's parking 
light wire, which explains why both side markers were out.  A dirty 
bullet connector accounted for the lights.  In a fit of coincidence 
(which never happens in TV cop shows) the turn signal was due to a 
burned out filament.  Of course, the new bulb makes that side blink 
faster.  I can live with it.  Glad I didn't opt for the "brighter" 
bulb though.

The trip held one more heretofore unexperienced shock.  We stoped for 
gas on the way home and that little red beast took over $40!  I guess 
it had to happen sooner or later.

Jim Muller
jimmuller at rcn.com