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Bulbs, fuses, volts, amps ... auugh! 140-160 1973

posted by  dan52 on  Wed Jul 16 16:54 CST 2003
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Steve,

I was thumbing through my new 240 Bentley manual tonight. This manual has a whole section on ground locations and when I saw the picture of taillight grounding, your problem came to mind.

Make sure that you have a very secure ground point for the taillights and plate light circuits. Some very odd electrical problems in cars can be attributed to poor grounding. It could be that one of the grounds is open or week, in which case the current for the taillights finds another path causing the weird situation you describe. I would not expect the hinges to provide a good ground. It is probably best if you the ground is attached directly to the car body and not the tailgate.

Dan






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