Troubleshooting my stoplamps

[neoxman]

I'm trying to troubleshoot my stoplamps. The lights work but the stoplamps don't. I tested the switch on the pedal with my tester and got a good signal. Now I'm tracing wires from the mechanical stoplamp switch connector back and ran into something on the wiring diagrams i can't find a description for. Can anyone tell me what that is circled in the diagram?

[fordman]

thats the turn siganl switch.

[neoxman]

LOL ... i have no turn signals hooked up.... theres my problem.

[fordman]

that will do it. since the brake and turn are the same side of the bulb.

[kilog55]

im having the same problem except i have turn signals and parking lights but still no stop lights. i cant seem to find the problem at all.

[neoxman]

check your mechanical switch at the brake pedal.

[kilog55]

i have with a brand new one and a working one from my 79, i did get the emergency flashers to work with the turn signal on. dunno if thats how they work or not though

[neoxman]

maybe a bad TSS? but that's a pita to rewire, since the wires go through the column.

[kilog55]

anything is possible, i have another column pretty sure it has a tss on it maybe ill swap em out and see, i get good voltage at the brake switch and everything else works but not the brake lights

[neoxman]

i got voltage at the switch with my TSS unhooked... might want to take a look at your TSS connectors under the dash since it completes the loop for the stoplamps too ... maybe a bad connection or wire.

[kilog55]

there is some hack wiring under the dash i just need it fixed so it'll pass insp i hate electrical

[neoxman]

I think what happens is a lot of ppl add trailer wiring and then that puts too much load on the circuits and thing like the TSS get worn out quicker. You think with the U.S. goin' to the moon while some of these vehicles were manufactured, they would have at least put a proper tap in for trailer lights.

[kilog55]

yes i did remove alot of shoddy trailer wiring from the rear lights