ghost warning

[poohbah]

Well, the.mystery is solved. It is actually a dud parking light, which must have been on the way out and has now blown. I will now turn to col's prior thread re fixing the buggers, which appears rather difficult. Diligent readers of that thread will know I did indeed put the mockers on myself! I also note with amusement that according to my owner's manual, the 156 doesn't have parking lights! I can only presume they are an Australian requirement, and not on Euro cars.

[colcol]

I have blown a few parking lights on the JTS, very difficult to change with large hands like mine, last time noticed that globe fit in holder wasn't good, so i put 1 layer of electrical tape around globe so that it actually sat in holder properly without wobbling about, which is part of the problem, as the vibration ruins the filament and the globes are hard to buy as well, Colin.

[poohbah]

Cheers col, have already discovered my hands just get in the way. Much swearing as well...

[colcol]

I still think that 156's blow a lot of globes due to the high voltage alternators they put in, you look at modern cars like VE Commodore's, every second one has a blown headlight, never happens in the 33...alternator can barely run wipers, except with the lights on, it can't even move them, but doesn't blow globes, Colin.

[poohbah]

Hmmm, not sure which I would prefer. I owned an FC with vacuum wipers and the best way to clear the screen was actually an old  bent coat hanger with a footy sock on it....

[colcol]

Ahh yes vacumn wipers, another stupid idea, mostly used by American car makers, parents had 2 FC Holdens in the day, go up a hill and the wipers stop, go down a hill and they go flat out, American Motors were still using these in the early 70's, they don't make em like they use to.....they wouldn't dare, Colin.