Got a short

[mrbobs48]

My 48 plymouth has a short somewhere. The drivers side headlight and park light work just fine, the passenger side neither new lights comes on. Where should I start my hunting for the short. The wires going in on the passenger side lights look ok.

[Plymouthy Adams]

short, or are you looking for an open..short would probably blow a fuse or at least the breaker on the headlight switch...an open draws no current..no smoke no hot wires..bit more to find..

[RobertKB]

Tim, as usual, is probably correct. Short will blow the fuse. Been there, done that. Get your trusty circuit tester and see initially if you have electricity at the lights. Then backtrack to see where you have electricity and where you don't. Somewhere along the way there is likely a disconnect.

[garbagestate 44]

Another member had a similar problem about a month ago. Here's the link

http://www430.pair.com/p15d24/mopar_forum/showthread.php?t=25517

[TodFitch]

My 48 plymouth has a short somewhere. The drivers side headlight and park light work just fine, the passenger side neither new lights comes on. Where should I start my hunting for the short. The wires going in on the passenger side lights look ok.

Sounds like a bad ground on the passenger side lamp assembly to me. (Since it involves two circuits, the headlamp an parking lights. It is only on one side. And the wires, superficially, look okay.) I'd be digging out my volt-ohm meter and verifying voltage at the sockets and connectivity between the housings and ground.

[Tom Skinner]

Mr Bobs48,

My problem was a loose wire in the directional bucket - grounding out.

Thank You all for the help I was given at that time. I finally replaced all the wires front of the Fire Wall one by one also. The Horn Grounding Cup in my Steering Wheel was slowly grounding out as well and heating up my horn re-lay switch to the point of burning my arm on it by accident one night after work. Good thing it did or I would have left my Battery hooked up to the point of potentially burning down my house as I have an attached garage. Any how check Bulbs, and Connections at Buckets first. Thanks a Million for the Help Again this is a Great Forum. I suggest you disconnect your Battery when not using the car/trouble shooting untill the problem is solved.

Tom Skinner