| Author | Message | ||
| Gene Lewis (Genelewis)
Registered Member Username: Genelewis Post Number: 89 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 76.6.156.181  Rating: N/A |
Hey, Eagle owners [present or past] I need some help, please. I have a 1968, Model 05 Eagle. I have lost the brake lights. The wiring diagrams I have from the Eagle Parts Book shows only a stop light relay with no wires attached. This area is not a strong point of mine. Where is the best place to start trying to locate my problem. We have turn signals and running lights -- just NO BRAKE LIGHTS. Would really appreciate any and all assistance. Is there a step by step procedure to follow? Where is the brake light switch located? Are there specific locations for terminals? If so where? Is there anything I need to be super aware of or things to avoid? Many thanks in advance for your assistance. Gene | ||
| Lee Brady (Leeb11)
Registered Member Username: Leeb11 Post Number: 45 Registered: 10-2001 Posted From: 66.243.229.175 Rating: N/A |
Gene I had an 66 01 and the same thing happened. Check the pressure switch for the brake lights. yours could be mounted to the foot brake valve or a air line coming off it? That is were you need to start. Hope that helps. Lee | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 1631 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.110.9  Rating: N/A |
Are the brake lights separate bulbs? Make sure you don't have voltage to them or bad bulbs. Also check your wiring connections back there on the tailgate and harness. Could be a corrosion or broken wire problem. (after checking brake light switch and relay) | ||
| Wayne Ellenburg (Wlnburg)
Registered Member Username: Wlnburg Post Number: 71 Registered: 6-2008 Posted From: 128.158.1.163  Rating: N/A |
Back in the day I had springs that would get weak in the socket and the lead contacts would not make contact. We would take a knife and cut into the terminal and twist the knife and this would raise up an area to make contact. | ||
| Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
Registered Member Username: Oonrahnjay Post Number: 452 Registered: 8-2004 Posted From: 70.60.107.113  Rating: N/A |
John W. Roan wrote "Make sure you don't have ... bad bulbs." I think that this is a good point. In my life working with light-duty stuff, I've seen both brake light (or head or tail light) bulbs burned out at the same time fairly often. I don't know if it's that one burns out and there's electrical load on the other one or if it's just that they are both the same age and have seen the same hours powered, or some other thing going on, but it happens. Just the bulbs should be one of the first checks. | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 766 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 74.33.54.207 Rating: N/A |
Gene, if you have stop lights with parking brake on or with master switch on with no or low air pressure then you have a bad stop light switch. The wire # for the brake light on my 05 are 29,30,89,and 129.Do you have the sealed lights or bulbs on yours. The switch up front by the pedal is for the parking and that one has to be good for the stop light switch to work. good luck (Message edited by luvrbus on September 15, 2009) |