Another possibilty on your brake lights could be the turn signal switch. I think mine is bad - intermittently works/doesn't work. I have a new Daniel Stern switch on the bench - just need to get around to installing it. Dave --- On Thu, 6/2/11, 64-polara <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > From: 64-polara <wchuseby@xxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Electrical question > To: "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Thursday, June 2, 2011, 10:04 AM > Yup > all of the other lights were working. I will check the > ground strap > and I had thought about the switch and doing what you said. > Will check > it out tonight. > Thanks > > On Jun 2, 7:37 am, Dodger7...@xxxxxxx > wrote: > > Fuel gauge,,,,,,, did the rest of your gauges work > properly? if so it is > > more than likely the ground strap > > > > Brake lights,,,,, did your interior lights, and dash > lights work ? if not > > check fuses, if they did work, jumper the wires at the > brake light switch, > > if they work then, it is the switch,,,, if they > still do not work, I would > > find the rear chassis harness plug connection, and > check for corrusion, both > > your taillights and fuel gauge probably go through > that same plug,,, > > > > In a message dated 6/2/2011 6:47:42 A.M. Central > Daylight Time, > > > > wchus...@xxxxxxxxxx > writes: > > > > Well the Polara rolled out of the garage under its > own power yesterday > > afternoon. What a great feeling after its innards > and outards > > cluttering up my garage for the last year. > > > > I replaced the fuel sending unit about 4 years ago. > While the car had > > been in my garage waiting to go back together the gas > guage had been > > working fine. Yesterday started it up drove it a few > miles and it was > > ok just low on gas. About an hour later after putting > the wheel covers > > back on I start it up and the guage is bottomed out > below the E > > mark.So I shut it off, start it up again same thing. > Get some gas in > > it, still the same thing. Later took my wife out to DQ > as a little > > celebration and cruise so while waiting in line the > guage starts to > > move in the full direction then stopped and went to > empty again. > > I will check out the fuel sending unit wires and > ground strap > > tonight.Anybody have any thoughts on that? > > > > Next issue. Brake lights were working fine before > yesterday. Now they > > are not. Noticed that at Dairy Queen also > > when i didnt see my brake light reflection in the big > aXX Navigator > > behind me. Maybe the switch for the brake light at the > pedal? if so > > what would be a good source to get it from? > > > > Other than that it was a great feeling to be back in > the bucket seats > > again all 4 windows down. > > > > Will post some pics soon. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed > to the Google Groups > > "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. > > To post to this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" > group. > To post to this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The 1962 to 1965 Mopar Mail List Clubhouse" group. To post to this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this group, send email to 1962to1965mopars+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/1962to1965mopars?hl=en.