Having had my recent troubles with my weak battery, I started seeing some suggestions about checking the dimmer switch, so I started checking that out. I remembered that I'd recently (being a geezer, recently can mean months to years) changed out that switch. Since I've been wondering if I even had it wired right, I thought maybe I should do some switching around to see if they were right. What I've got is when on dim, the lights do point down toward the road, but the driver's side light seems much brighter when it's on dim. When I hit bright, they are aimed more at the higher level they're suppose to be, but that bright light on dim had me puzzled.
So when this 'battery' trouble started, since I was under the hood, I looked down, saw the switch, and switched the wires to check it. I went back and forth a few times to see if it made any difference. Then I left it alone. It was after the new NAPA battery was failing on me, especially after charging it up all night and then being too dead to turn the truck over the next morning, that I noticed something in the factory manual. And, believe me, I am ashamed to admit this- I hadn't been switching the dimmer wires, I'd been switching the brake switch wires. I'm still shaking my head for not even thinking the dimmer switch wouldn't have been 'way over there' by the pedal linkage, it would be in the corner where it belongs. and it has 3 wires, not 2, and they're screwed on, not pushed in. Anyway...
My question is, could having those stop lamp wires backwards cause a battery load leak? And, how exactly do I now if it's wired correctly. I read in the manual that they are meant to be one way, not either/or. Man, I hate to get on here and ask questions after I've done stupid stuff, but I sure enjoy finding out from you all how to fix my ignorance! Thanks in advance for any thoughts and correct answers to these questions, fellas. Lee
