<blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by jomor:
<strong> <blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:<hr /><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 156JTD:
<strong>I've had a look at the workshop manual which highlights these two components as being on the same sub-assembly 5550D - but that's it - no help on how to fix it. </strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Seems like there is no ground connection back there...
Turn on the ignition key (without turnign on the engine) and put the reverse gear.
Remove a bulb and use a voltmeter to check if you have 12V in the central contact. If yes, you probably have bad grounding.
Bypassing the break pedal switch is a good idea, but id doesnt explain about the reverse gear lights.
Anyway dont worry much, its probably a bad connection.</strong><hr /></blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">as an educated man I can only say: this is the way it should be done .... and make sure you connect the black wire of your voltmeter to a CORRECT ground
