Rear Running Lights won't Work; Please HELP

[kcdc]

My rear running lights will not come on. The rear blinkers and stop lights work, I've checked the fuses and they appear fine, I chedked the bulbs and they seem fine.

Please HELP, with the time change it's dark before I get off work and this has me carless..Ugh...

Thanks in advance for the help

KCDC

[EScanlon]

Rear Side Markers?

License Plate light?

Front Running Lights?

Front Side Markers?

If ALL of those are off, then you need to look at the fuse again. Check the one that says Park Tail. It may look good, but it may be either disconnected inside the glass tube or not making proper contact.

If ONLY the rear running lights AND the rear side markers and license plate light are off, then you're more than likely looking at a broken ground in the rear of the vehicle.

If ONLY the rear running lights are off, then you're more than likely looking at a broken wire, bad ground, or inverted bulbs in the sockets to those lights.

HTH

E

[e_racer1999]

i've got a short in my system that's doing to same thing. but that's blowing my fuses. double check the fuses....

[Zs-ondabrain]

even better would be.... What year Z is it? This makes all the difference in troubleshooting..

The 240Z's have a Green with a white stripe wire that controls all the taillights in the rear. This wire lights up the rear sidemarkers, licence plate lights and the parking lights in the taillight assemblies.

Test the green/white wire at the rear on the right where it comes into the back. If there is nothing there, trace it up into the upper right kick panel where it should still be green/white.

if the front ones work, it's NOT the fuse. but a connection near the right kick panel.

Dave.

[SteveJ]

Did you also examine the sockets and wiring to the sockets for corrosion?

[kcdc]

Thanks everyone for the help!

She's a 76'

The rear, lisc., front and side markers are all out.

I'll try a new fuse tomorrow and let you know how it goes.

Thanks again for the help...

[sblake01]

Since you lost them all at once, forget checking the sockets, etc. If you're also missing the dash lights, heater panel lights, ashtray light, etc. replace this fuse:

BTDT

[Go240Zags]

Did you try.......... "MORE COWBELL" Sorry, couldn't resist, love your avatar. Needs to be said with your best Christopher Walkin impression.

[Bonzi Lon]

Did you try.......... "MORE COWBELL"

I can not listen to "Don't Fear the Reapper" by Blue Oyster Cult anymore without that SNL skit comming to mind. It just ruins the whole meaning of the song to me now. But, damn it was funny!!!

Bonzi Lon