01-26-2011, 05:14 AM
1st off, I took my 85 out for a romp today! Noticed when I got home tonight, my fog lights did not work (they did last time I used them and it has a new headlight switch, w/heatsink) Also the driver's side parking light was completely out, and the pass side was lit..
But when I used the turn signal, the Driver's side worked, and the pass side did not flash..
The tail lights functioned normally thru out the tests.
Odd..I guess both bulbs have filaments that are blown.. Strange that one would be blown one way, and the other blown another, at the same time.
Also (odd to me anyway) that the "blinker" still worked, in the past when a bulb was out on other cars I have owned, the blinker quit working. I guess things are different on older Fords, which I have limited experience with.
O well, I will sort it out it another day, she gets to go back to hibernate for a while long as a major winter storm is bearing down on us.
Now to the 3G question. I have read the TECH article and I was wondering, if my amp gauge does not work, can I get by with simply running a good heavy gauge wire from the output stud on the alternator to the starter solenoid, fitted of course with a fuse?
But when I used the turn signal, the Driver's side worked, and the pass side did not flash..
The tail lights functioned normally thru out the tests.
Odd..I guess both bulbs have filaments that are blown.. Strange that one would be blown one way, and the other blown another, at the same time.
Also (odd to me anyway) that the "blinker" still worked, in the past when a bulb was out on other cars I have owned, the blinker quit working. I guess things are different on older Fords, which I have limited experience with.
O well, I will sort it out it another day, she gets to go back to hibernate for a while long as a major winter storm is bearing down on us.
Now to the 3G question. I have read the TECH article and I was wondering, if my amp gauge does not work, can I get by with simply running a good heavy gauge wire from the output stud on the alternator to the starter solenoid, fitted of course with a fuse?