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BowDown916 · 03-12-2012, 11:50 PM

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..

MilkyJoe · 03-13-2012, 12:11 AM

my 82 did the same stuff, check your wires and make sure they aren't corroded

mine looked like they had caught fire
so i replaced them with a set of Junkyard ones for free (cargo pants come in handy don'cha know)

joe231 · 03-13-2012, 12:14 AM

Did you check fuses?
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BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 12:39 AM

Ill check wires again but i think they fine. Lately i been under the dash toooo many times lol...

I just checked fuse they all good... u guys think its because of the new printed circuit or something relative to that?
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BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 01:09 AM

are the parking lights and dash lights splice or connected together?

joe231 · 03-13-2012, 01:32 AM

They are fed from the headlight switch
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jhngardner367 · 03-13-2012, 01:37 AM

Mine did that,and I had to replace the headlight switch.

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 01:45 AM

ummm,i just replace the headlight switch and still same... the lights from the back of the cluster, which wire from the connector they are? im gonna have to follow the wires to make sure they are all still connected...

joe231 · 03-13-2012, 01:46 AM

I'd check the plug on the headlight switch.
Lots of times they are melted. Check and make sure all the connections are good.
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jhngardner367 · 03-13-2012, 02:43 PM

As I said,I replaced mine...but it took 2 new ones,before I got one that worked!Even new ones can be bad.I finally got the second one,and cured the problem,but only after talking my cousin into doing a "swap-n-see",putting my new one in his truck(didn't work),and his used one in mine(worked).

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 05:39 PM

i can try my brothers headlight switch to make sure my new one its not bad..

but i checked all the wires,connections and none are burn or bad..its giving me a headache now lol..

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 07:57 PM

i try different switch n still samething.. not sure what it can be...

motornut · 03-13-2012, 08:45 PM

make sure the actual plugs are locked in the bigger plug (for the headlight switch)seen some push out the back ,but look in

jhngardner367 · 03-13-2012, 08:49 PM

Motornut is correct.Wires pulling out of the connectors is a possibility...never gave it a thought!
Try wiggling the wires in the headlight switch connectors,with it "on".

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 08:58 PM

all fuses good..

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:00 PM

what are those?

motornut · 03-13-2012, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BowDown916

what are those?

wide one seat belt buzzer
silver flasher
black maybe horn

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 08:54 PM

yea i checked all the wires on the connection to make sure they were all in,but they are, i kinda touch/move wires under the dash area to see if there was something loose and not making good contact but nothing...

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:07 PM

ohh ok,nothing to do with the problem right? theres a box looking thing with like a chip inside and like 6 wires going in right above the headlight switch...

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:11 PM

this one...

motornut · 03-13-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by BowDown916

this one...

got me on that one lol

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:16 PM

theres one thing i did wrong,i didnt unplug the batt. when i was working on the cluster,but if that was the case there would be a bad fuse right. but theres none..

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:32 PM

lol,cant find it on hayes book either..

BowDown916 · 03-13-2012, 09:42 PM

i have this diagram for wiring,do you know whats the engine co relay? it since that the wire pass thru there..

http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/tech..._frt_light.jpg

joe231 · 03-13-2012, 10:05 PM

That's a relay for an auxiliary electric fan, says only certain RPO's have it...

check for power on the park light wire at the headlight switch. If there is power there keep checking down stream until you find where the power quits. Same for the grounds...

Did you check the fuses with a multi-meter?
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03-12-2012, 11:50 PM	#1
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	parking lights weird problem 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..

03-13-2012, 12:11 AM	#2
MilkyJoe Registered User Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Fort Knox, Kentucky Posts: 91	Re: parking lights weird problem my 82 did the same stuff, check your wires and make sure they aren't corroded mine looked like they had caught fire so i replaced them with a set of Junkyard ones for free (cargo pants come in handy don'cha know)

03-13-2012, 12:14 AM	#3
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: parking lights weird problem Did you check fuses? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-13-2012, 12:39 AM	#4
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem Ill check wires again but i think they fine. Lately i been under the dash toooo many times lol... I just checked fuse they all good... u guys think its because of the new printed circuit or something relative to that? Posted via Mobile Device

03-13-2012, 01:09 AM	#5
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem are the parking lights and dash lights splice or connected together?

03-13-2012, 01:32 AM	#6
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: parking lights weird problem They are fed from the headlight switch Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-13-2012, 01:37 AM	#7
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: parking lights weird problem Mine did that,and I had to replace the headlight switch. __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

03-13-2012, 01:45 AM	#8
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem ummm,i just replace the headlight switch and still same... the lights from the back of the cluster, which wire from the connector they are? im gonna have to follow the wires to make sure they are all still connected...

03-13-2012, 01:46 AM	#9
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: parking lights weird problem I'd check the plug on the headlight switch. Lots of times they are melted. Check and make sure all the connections are good. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

03-13-2012, 02:43 PM	#10
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: parking lights weird problem As I said,I replaced mine...but it took 2 new ones,before I got one that worked!Even new ones can be bad.I finally got the second one,and cured the problem,but only after talking my cousin into doing a "swap-n-see",putting my new one in his truck(didn't work),and his used one in mine(worked). __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

03-13-2012, 05:39 PM	#11
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem i can try my brothers headlight switch to make sure my new one its not bad.. but i checked all the wires,connections and none are burn or bad..its giving me a headache now lol..

03-13-2012, 07:57 PM	#12
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem i try different switch n still samething.. not sure what it can be...

03-13-2012, 08:45 PM	#13
motornut 78K & 79C Jimmys Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA Posts: 7,901	Re: parking lights weird problem make sure the actual plugs are locked in the bigger plug (for the headlight switch)seen some push out the back ,but look in __________________ John 1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203 1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350

03-13-2012, 08:49 PM	#14
jhngardner367 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Austin, Arkansas Posts: 248	Re: parking lights weird problem Motornut is correct.Wires pulling out of the connectors is a possibility...never gave it a thought! Try wiggling the wires in the headlight switch connectors,with it "on". __________________ Always expect the unexpected,....but don't expect the unexpected to be the unexpected you expect ! I'm busier than a one-legged cat,in a sandbox! Veteran..and proud ! I can't fix what ain't broke....you want I should break it?

03-13-2012, 08:58 PM	#15
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem all fuses good.. Attached Images



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03-13-2012, 09:00 PM	#16
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem what are those? Attached Images

03-13-2012, 08:54 PM	#18
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem yea i checked all the wires on the connection to make sure they were all in,but they are, i kinda touch/move wires under the dash area to see if there was something loose and not making good contact but nothing...

03-13-2012, 09:07 PM	#19
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem ohh ok,nothing to do with the problem right? theres a box looking thing with like a chip inside and like 6 wires going in right above the headlight switch...

03-13-2012, 09:11 PM	#20
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem this one... Attached Images

03-13-2012, 09:16 PM	#22
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem theres one thing i did wrong,i didnt unplug the batt. when i was working on the cluster,but if that was the case there would be a bad fuse right. but theres none..

03-13-2012, 09:32 PM	#23
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem lol,cant find it on hayes book either..

03-13-2012, 09:42 PM	#24
BowDown916 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 135	Re: parking lights weird problem i have this diagram for wiring,do you know whats the engine co relay? it since that the wire pass thru there.. http://www.73-87chevytrucks.com/tech..._frt_light.jpg

03-13-2012, 10:05 PM	#25
joe231 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Palmer, Alaska Posts: 13,821	Re: parking lights weird problem That's a relay for an auxiliary electric fan, says only certain RPO's have it... check for power on the park light wire at the headlight switch. If there is power there keep checking down stream until you find where the power quits. Same for the grounds... Did you check the fuses with a multi-meter? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ *CHEVY ONLY*

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