tail-light fades away at start-up

andyf80 · Post by **andyf80** » Tue May 02, 2006 10:26 am

Hi guys,
Fantastic site...first time poster here.
I have a 1984 spree that among other problems I can not get the tail light to stay lit.
When I turn the key on the ignition to the 'on' position the tail/brake light comes on pretty bright and then quickly fades and won't come back on again nor will the brake lights when I hit the brakes. Oh, also the front blikers will not light up or work.
I wondered if anyone had any ideas for me....would a fuse be suspect for something like this?

Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

myhonda · Post by **myhonda** » Tue May 02, 2006 11:40 am

ok the tail light is a bad ground. the blinkers probly the relay. do u hear a clicking noise when u turn the blinkers on. if not its the relay

andyf80 · Post by **andyf80** » Tue May 02, 2006 2:25 pm

myhonda wrote:ok the tail light is a bad ground. the blinkers probly the relay. do u hear a clicking noise when u turn the blinkers on. if not its the relay

Thank you....I will look for that ground today. I don't hear a clicking sound with the blinkers on.....I know the clicker works as I tried it by touching it to the battery.
Thanks

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:13 pm

i have a relay if u neeed one.

andyf80 · Post by **andyf80** » Tue May 02, 2006 6:43 pm

MySpree wrote:i have a relay if u neeed one.

Say.....you guys are great! First I have to find my relay

how can I go about testing to see if my relay is bad/good?

I have a volt meter...

If I by-pass my relay should by blinkers stay lit....or at least light up?

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Tue May 02, 2006 9:20 pm

try jumping it off a car batt if when u put the blinker on it clicks. then its good. its a little black bock on the right side of the battery box. it has four wired mettn n to a single connection. you can mis it.

andyf80 · Post by **andyf80** » Wed May 03, 2006 9:13 am

MySpree wrote:try jumping it off a car batt if when u put the blinker on it clicks. then its good. its a little black bock on the right side of the battery box. it has four wired mettn n to a single connection. you can mis it.

Thanks Myspree,
huge help....i'll give it a shot.

prattj1 · Post by **prattj1** » Thu May 04, 2006 4:24 am

I had to take apart and clean my turn signal selector to get the lights to work. once you clean all of the contacts put a little dielectric grease in there and you wont have to deal with it for another 22 yearsIt took about 30 minutes total.

MySpree · Post by **MySpree** » Thu May 04, 2006 8:01 am

yea, i jus tclean em and put them together. i go every year with a voltimiter cheackng the resistance on my peds, makeing sure there good.