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Nope, No action with the engine off. And actually yes. I managed to get her (Rather easily I might add) Into reverse by moving the levers by hand!

Because it shows wear. Thats the one. Pretty easy to access once I pulled the floor panel... again... I have not adjusted the Clutch pedal. Never saw a need to. I will have to check on it! I try to shift into reverse and it just stops moving at the point where it normally would shift out of Neutral. Fairly solid, Dosent feel bound up, Feels blocked off. Dosent go into gear at all.

Found/Removed the screw discussed in the first thread. It looks okay save the shoulder shows wear in one spot. Any word on a replacement?

Had a beautiful day yesterday! Sadly it was darkened by Jacquiline refusing to go into Reverse. Its been getting harder and harder to go into reverse for a while now. Went out and ckecked the linkage under the hood but no joy. doing a bit of research I came across these threads. They seem to be addressing the same issue I am having. Can anyone translate them into pilot-dummy talk? To sum up. I have 1st 2nd and 3rd, but no reverse. ,

Sorry guys, All ambition and no energy today. so instead I will leave you with the diagram that will etch the basics of Electricity in your mind so you will never forgeet.

Will check the bulbs, Weather is kinda Snotty today (cold, wet ...) so I will wait till the weather clears up a bit, hopefully no more than a couple days. I will try to remember, but no promises. I'm lucky to remember what I had for breakfast.

THAT is worth looking in to, Next time I'm out Ill check each bulb individually. The backs I suspect are okay, I have never even considered it when working on the front.

Thinking on it, If it was indeed a one wire socket converted to two wires. The needed slot for the two wire contact pad would be missing. It would be JuryRigging 101 to just file down the tab on the contact pad so it would fit. I cant imagine that having the bulb in backwards would have much of an effect beyond lighting dim when its supposed to be brite and vis versa.

Nope, I feel that the issue there is the switch. clicking the switch makes no difference. The High Beams stay on either way. It does. Also not currently working (and yes was working before) Same here. I was pretty sure it wasnt supposed to do that, But it did. I decided not to look a gift horse in the wiring, and just accept it. Thanks for the ideas guys, Looks like I have some work to do. That is indeed curious. I cant remember What I did to achieve that. Definetely a good place to look! Thanks! Sharp eyes!

I worked on one wire at a time. Assuring that it went to the correct space. Checked connectivity with a multimeter before replacing the wire. 100% correct, as I said, some of the work done before I came into possession of the car.... well it wasnt art. The one wire that isnt connected? Headlight Low beams. Turns out the dimmer switch is toast so they just didnt bother wiring up the low beam.

I went out and tested all the connections on the front junction block. I must have fixed something cause the front lights now all work. Sadly now all four flasher bulbs flash when the turn signal is on <cries>

Junction is on the front end, Behind the horns and a pain to work on with the horns in place. https://p15-d24.com/topic/56739-jacquiline-my-1946-plymouth-special-deluxe/page/15/#comment-644040 New Junction is a total PoS. The connectors dont hold tight, the conectors for the Fuses are NOT connected to the junction block so the fuses twist to and frow. I regret buying it.

Checked out the Gunner side bulb and discovered something interesting. It matched the pilot side bulb. With a little tinkering I discovered that the contacts inside the socket could be rotated till they matched the bulbs contacts. Now Both lights work. Sadly they still flash at the same time. Im sure that at some point in the B R A K E circuit both wires end at the same contact. I'm pretty sure that pretty much all cars did until the 80s when they introduced Amber Turn Signals. which simply gave the brake and flasher systems different Circuits, thus solving the issue. Absolutely. They go into the passenger compartment where they are wrapped in electrical tape with the rest of the harness all the way to the dash. is there any way this could be connected to the FRONT flashers? I have been having issues with them since I swapped out the Junction box.

Yes, the light is factory installed. I do not believe this is part of the issue, but it is worth looking into! Thanks!

So went out and looked and the pin orientation is indeed incorrect. Looks like I got the wrong bulb at some point. So you saying the fact the right bulb illuminates when the left bulb illuminates indicates that the left bulb is NOT part of the problem? (sorry, have Patience with a doddering old fool. Electricity has never been a friend of mine) Actually having thought on that a bit, it makes sense! Thank you!

A confused ground happens thusly (puts on his high school education ribon) Turn on the left turn signal, this sends power down the circuit to the light bulb. Red line but the light bulb has poor/no ground. The electricity has to go somewhere. So looking for a ground, it follows the other circuit connected to that contact. It travels back through the Brake light circuit (Orange line) and finds ground through the other bulb, powering the bulb. All good? okay, Ill go back to being stupid again.

Ahhh, Good point! Nope. His is a factory installed unit. Mine is an aftermarket unit attached to the steering collum with a hose clamp.

Not sure if the bulbs are the same, I will look at that (and test) tomorrow. the old socket isnt rusted or corroded. but it is... dirty. I thought about soaking it overnight in vinegar. Thanks for your input. Gives me areas to look into.

Yes. I know this because I had the flashers on while I was messing with the socket. Welcome to MY world.

They used to work, With all the catywompus work that has gone into this car I am used to things failing. I recall changing the pilot side turn signal bulb, Made sure it was 6v though. Multimeter, yes. Not real good with it. Both rear bulbs are fine though the pilot side doesnt seem to be grounding correctly. The pilot side bulb looses ground when it is fully inserted and locked into place. In the past i just turned it counter clockwise till it pushed against the lock. Possibly a bad socket? Looked around but cant find a replacement socket. Ours seems pretty Proprietary with the little spring clips that hook into the bodywork. Anyone have a link to one? or a good parts number?

Sorry... I promisse that one day I will get it right.

I went and looked at the switch. its a Flashing-999 by the (I kid you not) oo-Ray lamp company. it does indeed have colored wires. They disappear into the Jumble of loose wires under the dash. I think a new wiring harness just got bumped up.

Oh heck no, ALL wiring goes through the ignition circuit. Turn the Ignition off. no power to the Lights, horn, Brake lights... everything. No clue what these guys thought they where doing. a new harness is planned. but reality keeps getting in the way. I am sure this is a safety issue and I also have concerns about overloading the ignition switch.

As I Have said before, someone in the line of previous owners rewired Jacquiline Using Radio shack quality wiring, but only used three colors. This causes no end to head aches! Currently, She seems to have developed a confused ground short. Running lights work fine. Break lights work fine. If I turn on the turn signal, BOTH rear lights flash, regardless of which way I turn on the turn signals. If I disconnect the black wire, The turn signals work correctly, but I only have one break light. I am guessing I have a short somewhere back down the line. Ideas? Suggestions? Number of a good Therapist? HALP! P.S. 1946 Plymouth Special-Deluxe

She has good bones! Dont get discouraged! just do a little bit when you can and she will get better and better! soon you will have a car to be proud of and be able to say "I did that!"