Re: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome light that stays on
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Re: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome light that stays on at half power...



Rob,
  Especially check the wires between the body and where they go
into the front edge of the door.  I recall something in a
magazine I read in the early 70's about there was a big problem
AT THAT TIME with older and some NEW car having problems in the
body to door areas.

Æyn & Patrick
Tucson, AZ USA
1975 LeBaron
1993 Imperial Sedan

--- Rob van der Es <R.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks Paul,
> 
> Yes I understand what you mean! One of the hot wires must be
> shorting 
> against ground! Since the bulb istself is isolated from ground
> and is 
> swiched on and off by ground connected switches I understand 
> that feeding 
> 12 Volts to ground can cause the dome light to stay on.
> So I will check those wires this weekend and will let you know
> the result 
> then!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Rob
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <randalpark@xxxxxxx>
> To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2007 3:37 PM
> Subject: Re: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome
> light that 
> stays on at half power...
> 
> 
> > There apparently is a short circuit that is causing the light
> to come on 
> > that way. This is the first thing to look for when this
> happens, and 
> > probably the first bit of advice to look for when this
> happened before. 
> > One of the "hot" wires (window, vent, locks) in the door jamb
> is likely 
> > shorting against the car body, probably due to cracked
> insulation. It is 
> > possible that two wires are shorting against one another, but
> that would 
> > probably not make the dome light come on. The plastic
> insulation on those 
> > wires is brittle, especially after all this time. Check all
> of them and 
> > make repairs as necessary.
> >
> > At least now you know which wiring harness to inspect.
> >
> > Paul W.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rob van der Es <r.vdes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Thu, 31 May 2007 1:55 am
> > Subject: IML: The continuing saga about an interior dome
> light that stays 
> > on at half power...
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> >
> >
> > Last year I wrote to the list for help with regard to an
> annoying problem
> > with the interior dome-light of my 1960 Crown.
> > For some reason the light stayed on at half power with the
> doors closed,
> > the light was shining at full power with a door open or when
> the switch
> > was set into the 'on' position.
> > I never found the real reason, until yesterday..
> >
> > The problem was cured last october by using a new 1004 bulb
> in the
> > dome-light, very strange indeed..
> > Until yesterday morning the problem came up again! Ofcourse I
> thought to
> > be smart and replaced the bulb immediately for another one.
> > However, no result this time.
> >
> > I started thinking what has happened before the dome light
> stayed on
> > forever again..
> > The only thing I could remember that a passenger has take
> ride with me in
> > the car. So the front passenger door was openend, could it be
> that....
> >
> > I openend the passenger front door, and YES the interior dome
> light that
> > was still on at half power or so finally stopped shining!!
> > So this must have something to do with the wiring harness
> that is running
> > through the front passenger door. I was bending the bundle of
> wires a
> > little  and suddenly the dome light came on again at half
> power!!
> >
> > I thought : @#@$%)#@~!, and started bending the wires again,
> however
> > without  any result this time. The light stayes on at half
> power.
> >
> > It must have something to do with the wires that running
> through the front
> > passenger door. But I don't see the point here : those wires
> are for the
> > electric window motor and the electric power door lock
> switch.
> > So how could these wires affect my interior dome light then.
> >
> > I am puzzled..anyone got a clue what is wrong here?
> > And how to determine which wire is causing all the trouble,
> cutting them
> > one by one to see when the light goes out doesn't seem a
> smart way if you
> > ask me..
> >
> > I hope somebody have the answer for me.
> >
> > Thanks in advance!
> >
> > Robert
> >
> >
> >
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