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DaveJr wrote:
I’m just trying to learn my way around this car. It looks to me like a previous owner has gone through and done some rewiring and I think he did it wrong. I’ve wired the tail lights, back up light and brake lights as per the electrical diagrams. But I ran into something odd. The brake lights have constant power now even when the key is off. And nothing else works. I’m fixing to trace the wiring harness from the trunk back through the car to see what else might be wrong. So any pictures you think might be helpful I’ll definitely look at.
Just trying to figure this out. And have I said I love old cars. Lol
DaveJr
In the case of your 23rd series the brake lights get power from a splice in a wire connected to the always powered accessory circuit breaker mounted on back of the cluster. Power for other always on items such as the front courtesy and glove box lights are part of that splice. Some options such as the rear courtesy lights can also be powered thru the breaker but will be connected directly rather than by a splice.
Source power for the breaker and other always on items comes directly from the battery which connects to one side of the ammeter. Via a splice in the wire connected to the other side of the ammeter the main always powered items such as the ign switch, headlight switch, accessory breaker, etc are connected to the battery.
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