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4-sp reverse light stays on #147857 11/09/08 06:58 PM 11/09/08 06:58 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia A ashburnmike OP mopar
ashburnmike OP mopar A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia	My reverse light stays on all the time. I did the wiring according to the manual. Where have I gone wrong here? thanks mike

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: ashburnmike] #147858 11/09/08 07:48 PM 11/09/08 07:48 PM
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,568 Omaha, Nebraska Scott Carl pro stock
Scott Carl pro stock Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,568 Omaha, Nebraska	Automatic or manual? Maybe you reverse switch is bad

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: Scott Carl] #147859 11/09/08 07:53 PM 11/09/08 07:53 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI In_The_Pink master
In_The_Pink master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI	Quote: Maybe your reverse switch is bad I was going to suggest the same. Are your backup lights functioning correctly when you engage the trans into reverse?

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: In_The_Pink] #147860 11/09/08 08:01 PM 11/09/08 08:01 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north! D Dart 340 moparts member
Dart 340 moparts member D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north!	Quote: Quote: Maybe your reverse switch is bad I was going to suggest the same. Are your backup lights functioning correctly when you engage the trans into reverse? Good call. See if the reverse lights outside the car come on. I just had mine apart in the spring. Also, make sure the switch is good, and the correct one for your car. A guy at NAPA sold me the wrong one which I had to return for what they had listed as a wrong item.

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: Dart 340] #147861 11/09/08 08:06 PM 11/09/08 08:06 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia A ashburnmike OP mopar
ashburnmike OP mopar A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia	it's a 70 A Body 4 Speed. Back up lights stay off until I put it in reverse. Work just like they're supposed to. Could there some kind of ground I'm missing?

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: ashburnmike] #147862 11/09/08 08:12 PM 11/09/08 08:12 PM
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6PAX master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,619 Detroit area	Maybe a short somewhere? A few years ago the wire going to my trans. on my Road Runner managed to come out of the retaining clip and make contact with a hot exhaust pipe when I was on the freeway. The reverse light came on and it stayed on until I discovered the wire was shorted on the exhaust pipe.

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: ashburnmike] #147863 11/09/08 08:12 PM 11/09/08 08:12 PM
Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north! D Dart 340 moparts member
Dart 340 moparts member D Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,195 Snowing in the north!	I am guessing it's a similar circuit to my A body. The dash mounted light has a single wire feeding it. Thats the power in, the other part of the circuit is made by the ground on the dash. I'd trace down that single wire to make sure it goes where it's supposed to. My car had some really bad amateur wiring done on it. Took a long time to fix. Dome lights came on with brakes etc. It was a mess. Hang in there and take it one wire at a time.

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: ashburnmike] #147864 11/09/08 08:23 PM 11/09/08 08:23 PM
Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa B buildanother I Live Here
buildanother I Live Here B Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 11,543 chicagoland,usa	Light on dash must be wired wrong. Both lights are operated off the one switch on trans.

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: buildanother] #147865 11/09/08 08:53 PM 11/09/08 08:53 PM
Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia A ashburnmike OP mopar
ashburnmike OP mopar A Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 455 Ashburn, Virginia	Thanks for the input. I'll pull it all apart, re-install everything and see if that does anything.

Re: 4-sp reverse light stays on [Re: buildanother] #147866 11/09/08 09:43 PM 11/09/08 09:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI In_The_Pink master
In_The_Pink master Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 9,065 Milwaukee, WI	Quote: Light on dash must be wired wrong. Both lights are operated off the one switch on trans. Double check the position of the white/black wire running from the light into the bulkhead connector, and make sure it's located in the proper cavity. If the dash reverse light illuminates, you know it's grounding, so the problem is in the wire which feeds power to the light. This setup was removed from a '76 Duster 4-speed car:

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