Dashlights not coming on in my fc!
05-11-14, 01:07 AM
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Dashlights not coming on in my fc!
My dashlights/illumination does not want to work. All the fuses are good, headlights, taillights, and side markers work. I just bought another dimmer switch and still nothing! Has anyone experienced the same problem or can help me out??
05-11-14, 09:46 AM
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It also could be your headlight switch. W/the headlight switch turned to the first position the switch should power the Red/Green wire at the switch and this activates the dash lights. The R/G wire powers the light for the cigarette lighter. So, gain access to the wire which illuminates the lighter bulb and see if it has 12 volts w/the headlight switch turned to the 1st position.
05-11-14, 02:40 PM
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It also could be your headlight switch. W/the headlight switch turned to the first position the switch should power the Red/Green wire at the switch and this activates the dash lights. The R/G wire powers the light for the cigarette lighter. So, gain access to the wire which illuminates the lighter bulb and see if it has 12 volts w/the headlight switch turned to the 1st position.
07-14-14, 07:48 PM
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It also could be your headlight switch. W/the headlight switch turned to the first position the switch should power the Red/Green wire at the switch and this activates the dash lights. The R/G wire powers the light for the cigarette lighter. So, gain access to the wire which illuminates the lighter bulb and see if it has 12 volts w/the headlight switch turned to the 1st position.
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07-14-14, 08:15 PM
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Sometimes people say the meter fuse when they really mean the illumination fuse. If this fuse was good the White/Green wire at the headlight switch would have constant voltage. If it does then the switch is your problem. If this were the case then you could jumper a wire from Red/Black in the headlight plug to the R/G wire and the unlit lights should work.
07-14-14, 08:24 PM
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Sometimes people say the meter fuse when they really mean the illumination fuse. If this fuse was good the White/Green wire at the headlight switch would have constant voltage. If it does then the switch is your problem. If this were the case then you could jumper a wire from Red/Black in the headlight plug to the R/G wire and the unlit lights should work.
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Sometimes people say the meter fuse when they really mean the illumination fuse. If this fuse was good the White/Green wire at the headlight switch would have constant voltage. If it does then the switch is your problem. If this were the case then you could jumper a wire from Red/Black in the headlight plug to the R/G wire and the unlit lights should work.
07-14-14, 08:42 PM
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It's Red/Black and not Black/Red. Secondly, constant power means no key and nothing turned on just like a battery has power all the time. If the R/B wire had constant voltage then your tails would always be on.
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have you done this before?
07-17-14, 08:36 PM
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but I will try that when i get the chance, thanks for the help.
07-17-14, 08:47 PM
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Checking for a short to ground? Yes, and it's a rather simple manner for determining if a wire is grounded out or not. This is a routine use of the meter and has been used in the electronics business since for many decades. Just use no key and don't turn on the switch when performing a continuity test.
On a side note I had the same problem as you had twenty years ago and the simple jumpering cured my problem. Obviously my problem originated within the switch while yours originated outside of the switch. We know this since your fuse blew when voltage was placed on the wire.
On a side note I had the same problem as you had twenty years ago and the simple jumpering cured my problem. Obviously my problem originated within the switch while yours originated outside of the switch. We know this since your fuse blew when voltage was placed on the wire.
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