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Expert: - 11/19/2009


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QUESTION: working on a 50 chevy fleetline I don't have any tail lights or dash lights also has factory blinkers also don't work. Headlights and front parking lights work I also have brake lights but no power to the rear lights, what could be the problem? I couldn't find any fuses under the dash. Your answer would be a great help. Thank you

ANSWER: Is the wiring stock or has some one been in there with his trusty cutting pliers and solderless connectors? Let me know.
Brad

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QUESTION: the wiring is all stock looks like it is all in very good condition I don't see anywhere that it has been cut

Answer
The fuses are in metal cylinders that are in line with the wiring and they are all over the underside of the dash. It is time to get at the wiring with a trusty voltmeter and check circuits. The problem could also be a defective headlight switch.
Brad

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

Experience

Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

Education/Credentials
More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

Awards and Honors
Moto Award winner. And much more.

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