<VV> Brakes pulling right and no lights

[J R Read_HML]

Was the car recently repainted?  If so, it is possibly likely that you have 
grounding problem at the rear.  There being a "partial ground", enough for 
the tail lights to work, but not enough for the brake lights/turn signals. 
The running lights, turn signals, and brake lights are all in the outboard 
lenses.  Only the BU lights are in the inboard lenses.  Well - that would be 
the stock setup.

If you don't have a helper, back up near a wall at night and step on the 
brakes or use the turn signals.  You will see the reflection of the lights 
off of the wall.

You can unplug the socket (with the bulb in it) from the engine side of the 
tail light housing.  It is merely attached with several spring-like clips. 
That should give you plenty of room to check if the questionable wire is 
properly attached.  Also, you can clean any excess off of the hole in order 
to improve the ground to the body.

Later, JR

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'61 Rampside Standard 4/110
'65 Monza Convertible 4/140
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Upham" <CONTACTSMU at SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 1:00 AM
Subject: <VV> Brakes pulling right and no lights


> Now, since I'm rarely behind the car when I apply the brakes, tell me
> this.  Which of the lenses on the back light up when the brakes are
> applied; the inner lenses on the red part around the white backup
> lens, the outer lenses or both? And which lenses light up on the turn
> signal: outer or inner?

> The reason that I mention this is that when
> I was installing the new engine harness, I accidentally pulled out
> the wire on the left hand inner light socket.  I thought that I had
> reattached it properly, but it was difficult because of the space in
> the socket in which to work.

> Stephen