justin_o_guy2
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East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.
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The bulb and how it sits in the socket, it's not exactly elaborate. It's gotta be clean to pass current. Not to be mean,, but as a teaching point. The logic behind replacing a battery , dropping that kinda money.. If you suspect your battery, take it to Wal-Mart, have it tested. It's free. And, they give them a physical. And charge them. If a battery works the left side, then the right should work, too. If it's not, then it's either a resistive connection in the power or ground. If it's a short, it's a rAre one, typically, shorts blow fuses, tho I have one in a pick-up that kills the battery in a few hours, I can pull a fuse and stop it, it doesn't blow the fuse.. First, pull the bulb. Inspect it and the socket. Check voltage in the socket, resistance from the lead center to any part of the base, that should read zero or very low ohms. If you've got less than battery voltage in the socket, then check , by that, I mean, pop them apart, look at the parts that make electrical contact. Yeah, you're gonna need a volt meter..and the link to the maintenance manual and then, just some time,,, understanding the hows and whys of mechanical and electrical stuff takes time. It's not magic, and, on paper, it's not hard to grasp the theory of electrical troubleshooting. Without the manual, chasing a problem through the wiring harness is a real hassle. Hopefully, it's just the bulb and socket.
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