electrical problems!! please help

[mootang]

here is the deal, I installed 3 gauges. an autometer mechanical boost/vacume, autometer electric fuel pressure gauge, and an innovative XD-16 a/f gauge. I tapped into the white wire going to the clock for the ignition wire, and i tapped into the light switch for the light source. now for some reason my running lights wont turn off when i push the nob all the way in! I can't figure out why! I don't know if my switch went bad or what. I just can't see how the wiring job would cause this. I think it might have something to do with the dimmer switch, anyone have something similar happen?

PLEASE HELP!

 

[The Green GT]

Un hook all the guages and see what happens. Its prolly some sort of electrical crap going on due to the way you wired them up. When I installed my two gauges this weekend I used the ignition wiore behind the radio.

 

[SeventyMach1]

I've never heard of using a white wire at the clock for ignition. Maybe it bridging over somehow (through the gauges) and keeping your lights on.

Agreeing with Eric, I'd unhook them & see if it still happens. If not .... you may want hook them back up by finding another ignition wire.

 

[The Green GT]

Agreeing with Eric, I'd unhook them & see if it still happens. If not .... you may want hook them back up by finding another ignition wire.

The convertable harness wire that most people use to make their fog lights into running lights, or the ignition wire for the radio would be your best bet.

 

[mootang]

I'm pretty sure its the light switch because after messing with it some more, the dimmer switch was controlling the running lights that would not turn off!! also if i tilt the switch it would turn off, tilt it lights on. so something must have crapped out in the switch. unless that sounds normal to you all.

thanks,
scott

 

[SeventyMach1]

You did use the brown wire, correct?

 

[HISSIN50]

I'm pretty sure its the light switch because after messing with it some more, the dimmer switch was controlling the running lights that would not turn off!! also if i tilt the switch it would turn off, tilt it lights on. so something must have crapped out in the switch. unless that sounds normal to you all.

thanks,
scott

I know what it is - you've been parking next to old British cars and the Lucas bugs have gotten into your stang now.

That surely aint normal. I still might try disconnecting the wire for the lighting that you ran and see if the tilt thing still occurs. That's really kinda weird.

Good luck Scott.

 

[mootang]

yeah it was the brown wire. I think that some thing let go internally because of the simptoms. I'm having my dad get me a new switch and mailing it out. hopefully it will be here when i get back from italy on the 14th.

thanks for the help guys!
scott