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24dakota24
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 Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:27 pm Post subject: brake lights |
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My brake lights will not work if the running lights are on. If I turn the running lights off they work. Is this a ground problem or is the wiring messed up. The head lights also only work when the key is on, but the running lights work with key on or off.
One more thing. Will a '73 dash fit my '74 bus? |
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busdaddy
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Yes that indicates a ground problem, instead of grounding through the socket and wire to the body the electrons head for the rest of the well grounded filaments in the running light system, I see sandpaper, a wire brush and vaseline in your immediate future 
The dash fit thing is tricky, if it's an early 74 with the separate signal/wiper switch then yes no problem, mid year 74's and up with the integrated signal/wiper/ignition switch have a different cutout over the column and may cause interference.
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24dakota24
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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| I'm guessing its early. Turn signal on left side of steering wheel and windshield wipers are on right side. |
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Alex6373
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I just went over mine with a burned out bulb found as the culprit , but a great tip I found here on this forum was to use a dremel tool with a small wire brush attachment to clean up the sockets Wow shined up everything just like new grounds too!
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2014 7:10 pm Post subject: |
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| 24dakota24 wrote: |
| I'm guessing its early. Turn signal on left side of steering wheel and windshield wipers are on right side. |
Yeah, they are all like that after 72, is there some column tube showing between the turn/wiper switch or are they all in one big smooth unit? Is the shaft on the wiper and turn switch round or square?
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24dakota24
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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| The shafts on the wiper and turn switch are round, and there is some tube showing! |
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busdaddy
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| 24dakota24 wrote: |
| The shafts on the wiper and turn switch are round, and there is some tube showing! |
If both yours and the donor buses column look the same the dash will fit.
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24dakota24
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| Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2014 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Ok thanks for the help! |
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