I suck at electrical stuff!!

[yzpilot]

Ok guys, Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. My 91 has a non operating high tail light. It was inop since I bought the car, so I figured maybe I would be lucky and the bulbs were bad! No such luck. Changed all four and no dice. I am referencing the FSM and it talks about checking for opens on ckt 20 or ground ckt 150. This is greek to me! Anyone care to offer some advice? I really am clueless...not afraid to admit. Also my backup lights arent working either!!:confused: Thanks guys!

[Schrade]

Open means no 12V coming TO the light bulb socket. Bad ground means 12V is coming TO the socket, but 12V can't ground out to the frame.

You have a multimeter?

You need one, or you need a LOT of money to buy parts blindly, and hope to find a winner (NEVER works THAT way).

[yzpilot]

Thanks Schrade. Yeah, got a multimeter. Will troubleshoot tomorrow.

[daviddu79]

For the reversing lights often conctateur gearbox

[daviddu79]

For the reversing lights often conctateur gearbox

http://www.ecklerscorvette.com/corvette-back-up-light-switch-for-cars-with-manual-transmission-1989-1996.html

[yzpilot]

Thanks David! I'll troubleshoot the b/u switch!

[Racinfan83]

My high mount brakelight was inop when I took the car for State Inspection. The dealer changed the bulb, ran the wires, etc. When I looked it up online on my phone and told them there were TWO brakelight switches - they were like "Oh yeah....we were gonna check that next" :confused: (yeah right) Guess what the problem was... SO - check out the brakelight switches under the dash...

[WVZR-1]

Ok guys, Hopefully someone can shed some light on this for me. My 91 has a non operating high tail light. It was inop since I bought the car, so I figured maybe I would be lucky and the bulbs were bad! No such luck. Changed all four and no dice. I am referencing the FSM and it talks about checking for opens on ckt 20 or ground ckt 150. This is greek to me! Anyone care to offer some advice? I really am clueless...not afraid to admit. Also my backup lights arent working either!!:confused: Thanks guys!

CHMSL check first at the pedal and the second SL switch. The BU lights yes could be the connector at the switch, if you slap the shift lever a few times while entering reverse you can sometimes free the detent ball in the switch itself. Run it up to temperature and just exercise the shift lever through reverse a few times. It's a tough switch to remove but if you remove it and clean/soak the detent ball there's often nothing wrong with the switch, it just doesn't get the "exercise" it needs. Everything electrical needs a little exercise. the mirror, window switches, a/c control, DIC and the radio controls.

Your FSM will point you towards the correct switch.

[yzpilot]

Thanks so much guys!! Will check all these out and let you know what I find!