Tail Light Stuck on Bright.

deafanddiabetic · Post by **deafanddiabetic** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:56 pm

Hey everybody,

I've mostly got the CA72 Dream together after an engine and transmission rebuild and a new COAt of paint. I'll post pictures when it's together!

I marked all my wiring harness leads before disassembly so that I could just plug and play when putting it back together. I decided to solder and seal all the wires to be safe.

My only issue is that my tail light is stuck on bright, or acting like it's "pulled". I tried switching the wires at the tail light brake lever switch, but that didn't make a difference either. Could I have gotten the two wires going to the tail light switched up?

It was working for a short while, like had it's normal running light, then I pulled the lever switch down and it went bright like it's supposed to, now it just stays bright.

Not sure what the issue is?

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:10 pm

Sounds like the brake light switch is bad. Take it off and test it with a multimeter. See if the spring loaded plunger on the underside is stuck.

deafanddiabetic · Post by **deafanddiabetic** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:17 pm

I'll give it a good cleaning tonight, it's looking a little worse for wear. The plunger moves freely but it sounds like there's a mechanism underneath it that might be getting rusty/stucky?

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:50 pm

Definitely clean and test it. There isn't much below the switch that's complicated enough to go too wrong. The little arm below the switch is attached with a shouldered bolt, so I don't think it could get rusty enough to lock up, but give it a look too.

Plenty of used switches on ebay. If you want new and don't mind non-stock, you can search for non-Honda replacement, like this: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Emgo-Rear-Stop- ... 59&vxp=mtr Cheap at $9.95 with free shipping.

deafanddiabetic · Post by **deafanddiabetic** » Wed Sep 30, 2015 3:09 pm

Wow, that's a great price, stock is never a concern for me.

I'll post what I find out tonight and see what comes next.

roadrunner · Post by **roadrunner** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 9:55 am

i had the same problem with mine as the guys are saying i gave mine a good cleaning and it works fine.

deafanddiabetic · Post by **deafanddiabetic** » Thu Oct 01, 2015 11:04 am

A good cleaning did the trick just fine. A spray of carb cleaner and working the plunger back and forth.

Thanks everybody!

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