My reverse lights do not work. I check the bulbs, connections at the lights and the connections on the tranny, I even cleaned all the connectors with acetone and still no luck. Is there a fuse just for the reverse lights?

 

fused?

 

what year? on a 86-88, it's a 7.5A fuse

 

So there is a fuse JUST for the reverse lights? Is that in the fuse box by the drivers feet with the others? Yeah its a S4.

 

i have that problem too..my reverse lights don't work. it has never worked ever since i bought it. checked the fuse and bulbs and replaced both. checked the connector on the tranny. no idea how to get it working. got it working on my brother's S5 but not mine. mine is an 86 GXL. kinda weird i can't get mine working but got the S5 working.

if anyone gets theirs working, please share the method. thanks.

 

im in that boat too

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I could not find a fuse for the reverse lights.... the only 7.5A is illum (or something like that) And the fuse was fine....

Anyone else have any ideas?

 

I also have the same problem?

 

I have the same probably too, bump for a solution

 

me too... i first noticed it right after i replaced my clutch... so it may have had me messing up the connections to the tranny or they may have died before then...

 

Here's a thought. Not sure how accurate but....

Maybe it's the back up switch on the tranny itself?

 

Yea, I'm with ^^^

I know thats what was causing mine not to work. It was just a dangling wire until one day the dumbass that I am managed to rip the wire out, or really break it off. Crawl under your car and see if its connected. If it is you can look elsewhere.

 

I had checked and cleaned the connectors on the tranny. There are only 4 of them correct? Does the tranny back light swith ever go bad?

 

Also to remove the switch if it is bad, do you need to remove the tranny or drain the fluid?

 

Whats does the 5th gear part of the sensor do?

 

Is there away to remove the sensor on the tranny without dropping the tranny?

 

I'm in the same boat. I got a replacment switch off ebay. Have not put it on yet. Waiting for the frickin' snow to go away.

 

Ok I just got back from sanding the **** out of the connectors to make sure they had a good contact... And low and behold that was the problem! LOL!!!

So everyone that is haveing the same problem, sand the hell out of ALL of the metal connectors and see if that fixs it!

 

Ok I just got back from sanding the **** out of the connectors to make sure they had a good contact... And low and behold that was the problem! LOL!!!

So everyone that is haveing the same problem, sand the hell out of ALL of the metal connectors and see if that fixs it!

 

Not a bad idea. My problem started mid winter (damn salt). Again, waiting for snow to go away.

 

oohh...sanding the it...i might go try it. would that open the metal connectors up to rusting though?

 

no they are copper, so they just corrode, if they look like a greenish blue then sand them and that will hopefully fix it...

 

i think it prevents the shift light/buzzer from coming on in 5th... if you can go that fast

 

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