Re: BigKev's 1954 Packard Clipper Deluxe Sedan

Posted by BigKev On 2010/9/15 22:31:14

I few quick thinks tonight.

I pulled out the wonky taillight and ran a jumper wire between one of the threaded mounting rods and the a known good ground in the trunk. Everything worked fine. So it means the housing was not grounding well enough. So I wire brushed all the mounting points, and buttoned everything back up. Works good now.

Next I checked the fuse box on as the cigar lighter feed was dead. Sure enough the fuse was blown. So I replaced the fuse, and then checked for voltage at the lighter socket. Voltage looked good. Plugged in 12v drop light, worked great. Put the cigar lighter itself back in and push it in to test it, and snap, the fuse blew. Looks like there is a direct short in the lighter element itself. I'll deal with that wayward element another day. Not that I really would ever use it, but I can see someone pushing it in, and I really don't want have to keep digging under the dash to replace fuses.

Next I found the correct underdash and dome light bulbs and installed them and tested them with the door switches. All is good.

Still need to find the backup light bulbs. None of the local parts stores carry the correct 12v bulb I need.