Check the lamp filaments of the double filament ones. If there is a broken filament and it is touching the other one it can cause some VERY strange happenings. I had this happen on my 69, and it was NOT very easy as I went through ALL 12 of the turn signal relays, THEN I checked the actual lamps and found a broken filament. Æyn & Patrick --- Dick Benjamin <DickB@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > THAT is decidedly wierd! Has someone modified your car? There > should not be another flasher on the car unless someone has > retrofitted it with emergency flashers (4-ways). > > Regarding the various suggestions involving the parking light > sockets etc. - there is no connection between the brake lights > and the parking lights - they are on totally different circuits > - at least they are SUPPOSED to be! > > Electrical circuits can do strange things sometimes, especially > when the car is old enough to develop spurious electrical paths > that are not designed into the car, due to corrosion etc., so I > cannot say for certain that a bad ground on a parking light > socket can cause brake lights to fail - but I'd have to see a > schematic of THAT circuit to convince me. > > Dick > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Battesby > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 11:05 AM > Subject: Re: IML: 1961 imperial no brake lights > > > ok Ill try that but you dont think it has anything to do with > the flasher cause my blinkers work whether the flasher unit is > plugged in or not ? > > Dick Benjamin <DickB@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This situation comes up about 6 times a year on the IML - > you can find many discussions in the archive... Most likely, > the failure is in your turn signal switch. > > If you study the wiring diagram in the FSM, you can see > where to probe with your meter or test light to prove this to > yourself. > > The 12 volts from the brake light switch is routed through > the turn signal switch to direct it to the rear light sockets, > because the turn signals share the same filaments in the bulbs > - the brake light current has to be interrupted by the turn > signal switch when you are signalling for a turn at the same > time you are stepping on the brakes. > > When the turn signal switch becomes worn, it usually starts > to interrupt the brake light signal even when you are NOT > signalling for a turn. > > Sometimes, you can make the problem go away (momentarily) > by wiggling the turn signal switch. Have someone stand behind > the car (or back up to a wall where you can see the red glow) > and wiggle the TS switch while you press on the brake pedal - > you may be able to find a position of the handle where the > brake lights work - if this is the case, start searching for a > replacement turn signal switch. > > Dick Benjamin > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mark Battesby > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 2:33 AM > Subject: IML: 1961 imperial no brake lights > > > Can someone give me some advise. Got no brake lights. I > checked the power going to the switch its good . I put in a new > switch its the kind that is in line with the fluid. No brake > lights. Now could it be the bulbs cause the blinkers and tail > lights work there all in one ? I don't think so There is > something weird going on though. When I start the car It starts > with tail lights on . Even though the light switch is off. But > there not on solid they pulsate. To make this all go away all > I have to do is turn the blinkers on and off and the tail > light go off . Isn't that strange. Anyone have any advise ? > > ----------------- http://www.imperialclub.com ----------------- This message was sent to you by the Imperial Mailing List. Please reply to mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx and your response will be shared with everyone. Private messages (and attachments) for the Administrators should be sent to webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To UN-SUBSCRIBE, go to http://imperialclub.com/unsubscribe.htm