re: Truck breaklight help

We have a Pull a Part near us and my husband has gone there (their inventory is on line) and used those cars to figure out how to take problems on our older cars apart so he can replace stuff.

Can you borrow a Chilton's for your truck from your library?

Or maybe download a wiring schematic from somewhere?

Perhaps a simple solution, but have you replaced the bulb? If it's a single bulb with dual filaments it's possible only the brake light filament is broken but the other is intact and working.

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Fixed that and it restored a bunch of stuff but still no break lights

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What was restored when you replaced the fuse? Which fuse did you replace? Brake lights on this are off a 30 Amp Maxi Fuse located in the underhood fuse really center. Fuse M2-N2.

Wiring Diagrams

My dad never had working brake lights on his 51 Ford pickup. Just used hand signals.

I think I have bigger problems. Filament on one light was blown. So I replaced it. Test. It comes on for a second and then nothing. So apparently I have a short somewhere. At 4 dollars a pop, tail lights get expensive if I blow a couple of dozen trying to figure this crap out, only to have to take it to a mechanic in the end.

Thanks for all of the help.