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Offline bowdown916

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parking lights weird problem
« on: March 13, 2012, 12:28:42 am »
Sup guys, i have a problem with the parking lights,i turn on my headlights but parking lights wont turn on,same with the dash lighting, but when i do turn signals they work fine,cant find whats the problem...day before i check the printed circuit board for my cluster/gauges,change the dash bulbs and clean it all up,i already replace the headlight switch thought maybe that was the problem but still not working...

please someone give me some tips/troubleshooting to look for tomorrow, dont wanna get pull over with no parking lights..
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Offline bake74

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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #1 on: March 13, 2012, 06:37:50 am »
     The 79 blazer my son just picked up had the opposite effect, blinkers would not work but parking lights would.  We just cleaned all connections real good and they went back to working.
     I would first start by identifying if you have power at the parking lights, pick one light that is easiest to get to and with a volt meter check to see if you have power there and work your way back to the source (the switch and then the fuse box), remember that these old trucks do weird things because of grounds, so make sure they are clean and making good grounds.
     Keep us informed, I am sure more will chime in also.
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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2012, 07:50:21 am »
ide check grounds and the fuse box. i cant remember if there is a seperate fuse for the marker/ runing light????
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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2012, 03:54:24 pm »


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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #4 on: March 13, 2012, 03:54:42 pm »
Everything looks fine

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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #5 on: March 13, 2012, 03:55:43 pm »
Fuses, wires,bulbs, theres power from the wire..

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Offline Jason S

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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2012, 12:25:50 am »
Was everything working prior to cleaning the dash circuit panel? Did the situation arise after you replaced the headlamp switch?
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Re: parking lights weird problem
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2012, 12:45:21 am »
everything was working before i replace the circuit panel, when i change the headlight switch it fixed the dome light,but parking lights still not working and cluster lights same.. i checked the headlight connector but looks fine,no burn wires or  loose wires, the turn signal and parking lights are on different circuit right?
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