Re: 56 Caribbean Convertible Rejuvenation
Posted by Leeedy On 2021/10/22 15:24:27
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CarFreak wrote:
Thank you for the suggestions!!
it looks like I should bleed the brakes and then play with the wiring for the brake lights. By pass the switch by connecting the pink wire to the light green to see if the lights turn on, then pink to dark green to see if the suspension leveling works! If that happens than the switch is bad and it looks like I got a couple options to go with. fantastic thank you!
Looks like I will have to play with the turn signal switch and the head light switch to see if I can get those lights to function. The circular connector was connected when I inspected the underside of the dash. You mentioned the flasher could be incorrect, what would be the correct on? any part store one?
I did see the clips for the fuses were corroded so Ill have to address that as well.
as for the pictures you have Leeedy. Yes the fenders were off for painting. If you want current ones you will have to wait until I can get the car clean... Sitting for a couple years does create a lot of dirt. The top was not changed at all in the past 20 years (maybe more) or so. So if your pictures are within that time frame it is the same top
Regarding the top on this Caribbean...one set of picx I have has no snap caps on the beltline connection of the top. Yet in other photos, there are indeed snap caps in the same position. Gotta be two different tops.
As for brake lights and turn signals... I've already talked about the brake light switch. In addition, always, always check to see that you have known good correct type bulbs with both filaments intact and working.
Turn signals and brake lights use the same filament of the two. Also some turn signals won't work with bogus aftermarket or modern replacement flasher units. Too many problems when mixing and matching and modifying and jerry-rigging make-do stuff. Once you start modifying things from factory, it becomes a very slippery slope and the dominoes can begin to fall. Too many complications can multiply just out of doing a presto-chango homegrown make-do. In the end you end of making more work and expense for yourself than if you just take the time to get the right original parts and follow the factory methods.
1956 Caribbeans differ from 1955 in that the electrical system for 1955 is positive ground and all the issues that entails. 1956 Has negative ground. As long as your tail light housings are firmly mounted in place and bulbs proper, sockets clean, wiring undamaged... and a proper, working brake light switch is installed your lights ought to be working.
Newer cars have built-in turn signal and brake trouble indicators that 95% of folks driving cars don't even realize exist (even when such stuff is mentioned in owner's manuals). Engineers build in things in cars that go completely unnoticed. For instance, some old cars will simply display a frozen "ON" illuminated indicator if a bulb in the run signal system has failed. Some Mopars in the 1970s would illuminate the interior light when stepping on the pedal if a brake light has burned out. For many years on most USA-made cars, if a turn signal bulb has failed, the blinker will flash at a quicker rate than normal. Most drivers are oblivious to this system.
And always remember that turn signals are not merely the tail lights but also the bulbs, wiring and grounding in the front turn signals/parking light housings. These factors must be taken into account.
Either way, in the end, you can never go wrong by sticking to the factory parts and specs.This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=238027