Rear Tail Light, ect......

Hello All,

Well I am finally in possession of my "new" '66 Mustang. I have taken her out on the road a few times and now have some questions.

First, I have a tail light that is out. I am a little embarrassed to have to ask here, but here it goes. I bought new bulbs but I looked at the bulb and it is fine. I even moved it over to the left side to verify. I took a voltage reading and the right (working) side reads just over 12V and the left (non working) side is reading just under 12V. Is this the problem? I took the piece that is spliced in and connects to the back of the light housing off to see if I need to replace that. The weird thing is that I cannot get a good reading on the backside of the light. I did notice that one of the two contact pins in the bulb housing is loose. Are these easily replaced? I did not see how to remove just the center and the housing appears to be riveted in. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Second, I have a "weird" clunck sound that comes from the drivers side front suspension area whenever I go over a bump or get on it a little. I almost sounds like something may be loose. I know its a broad descriptions but are there any simple things I could look over?

Thanks,
Bizkit

Thanks for the response. When I saw that they just slide on, I did just that. That is when I noticed that one of the connections of the housing was loose. When I would put the boot on and wiggle it, the bottom pin would slide out some. I pushed it back in, but still no luck. That is when I started looking at that. Do you know if I can just buy a replacement center piece or is that housing come all together? I would rather not have to pop rivets and re-rivet if I don't have to. Do you know anything about the voltage requirements? Do the rear lights need 12V? If so, what are my options there?

Again, sorry for so many questions. I just reallly thought that this would be an easy fix, and it is starting to frustrate me already!

Alright, got the tail light fixed. I can only assume the boot assembly must have be just loose enough. I trimmed and restripped it and wired it in, and it is now working like a champ.

That clunking sound I'm hearin in the front left suspension area is now next. I also noticed it happens if I brake fast. So pretty much anytime that area is stressed, I get that sound. It's not that big of deal to me, unless it is a safety concern. Any ideas or good links to check your suspension? I am suspecting I may need to do some work in that area. I also notice that my rear end seems to drop down when ever I give her gas. Is this normal?

Thanks again,
Bizkit

@Gene, thanks for the great run down. I will try a few of those this weekend. Something I noticed yesterday; I put new rims/tires on and after I finished the right side (the side that clunks) I noticed that is was sitting up higher than the left. I bounced my weight on it to see if it would settle, and it did. It also makes that clunking sound when ever I bounce it up and down. Is this a clue to anything? If I cant see anything obvious this weekend, I may just take it in and let someone look at and maybe just tell me what is wrong?