no rear lights

[clevecot]

just come home with the police behind me saying i have no rear lights ,front ones are working well also no panel lights any body help 65 s-type only had it for a few months
Andy

[sweller]

Looking at my wiring diagram it's fuse No 6 which feeds rear lights, glove box light and panel lights; front side lights too.

The fuse box is behind the centre gauge panel - there are two thumb screws in the top corners and the whole centre piece swings down, you need to remove the picnic table first.

[clevecot]

have tried the fuse all ok there seems to be no power to the fuse not sure were to look now any body help
andy

[oldtimer]

The Supply to NO 6 FUSE

Originates from control box (voltage regulator) assuming vehicle still has a generator and not converted to Alternator. End contact marked B, with cable colour code brown with white trace. There are six contacts on the box -- the opposite end to above is contact E for earth with black earth wire.

From the control box, brown with white trace cable goes to Ammeter from there to rotary light switch, still brown with white trace into the light switch. (There is a light switch option being three or four positions )

You should see a Red with Black trace cable coming out of the rotary light switch which goes directly to fuse six.

To test. With a bulb with two leads attached or multi meter ,clip one to earth and touch contact B on control box under bonnet ( bulb illuminates or meter shows 12v or there about). Easier to use continuity sounder. Can't remember you may need to switch ignition on.

Inside car with dash down check for continuity . I would check the light switch as a most likely fault .a short length of wire to touch the in and out terminals as described above may well provide a supply to fuse 6. and identify the fault An outside observer of the offending lights may be helpful

Hope that helps a little -let us know the result

Oldtimer

[piman]

Hello Oldtimer,

forgive the side track, "The Supply to NO 6 FUSE ", from that it seems the 'S' type is wired differently to the MK 2 which has two fuses under the bonnet by the regulator? Are all the fuses behind the instrument panel?

Alec

[oldtimer]

Hi Alec,
Certainly not a side track - 'tis how we learn.

It just so happens that I have a wiring diagram for an S type (60s style) and read directly off that so really cannot comment about the Mk 2 arrangement.

I had my S type in the sixties so forgive me for not remembering the detail. I do remember the main fuses were behind the drop down instrument panel, there may have been other in line fuses else ware but cannot remember.

I do remember fitting a 4.2 3xcarb engine though, but that's another story

Oldtimer

PS Lets hope Andy lets us know how he got on, it was he, who started this thread!

[sweller]

This S-type wiring diagram is nice and clear - I found it "on the internet" ages ago; hopefully it'll be helpful for someone:

http://www.sweller.co.uk/docs/stypewire.pdf

It also prints out quite nicely.

[clevecot]

thanks for the advice cleaned up all the temminals now all working only thing not are the panel lights they come on with the panel light switch but go of when the lights are turned on must have it wired up wrong
Andy