[T3] Update on engine dying when stopping after leaving Interstate

jeffrey gunnarson clockdoc56 at gmail.com
Tue May 22 07:56:06 PDT 2012


Hi t-3 owners.first post. About the RR light.just took all that apart on my
69 sqbk.the ground wire from the tail light bucket -bulb holder was not in
very shape.if you remove the entire tail light you can follow the ground to
the body and check it for good contact.just an idea. Jeff
On May 21, 2012 10:15 PM, "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 20 May 2012 at 20:01, Jim Adney wrote:
>
> > If rear running lights don't work, it's usually a bulb. I'm not home
> > now, so I can't look at a wiring diagram, but one of the rear
> > taillights is on the same wire as the license plate lights. That may
> > help narrow down the problem.
>
> It's the RR running light that's on the same wire and fuse as the
> license light. If the license light is on, but the RR taillight
> isn't, the problem is almost certainly either a bad RR bulb, or poor
> contact somewhere near the bulb.
>
> If both are out, it could be the fuse, but it could also be multiple
> bulbs.
>
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