{"id":37411,"date":"2016-11-24T10:39:26","date_gmt":"2016-11-24T15:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=37411"},"modified":"2016-11-24T10:39:26","modified_gmt":"2016-11-24T15:39:26","slug":"no-night-light-1986-gmc-safari-van","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/11\/no-night-light-1986-gmc-safari-van","title":{"rendered":"No Night Light 1986 GMC Safari Van"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36563\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1999-gmc-safari.jpg\" alt=\"GMC Safari\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1999-gmc-safari.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/1999-gmc-safari-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>I&#8217;m trying to figure I have brake lights and directional light no nightlife no night light I change the receptacle with only two wires in the with only two wires in the rain and what am I doing wrong?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>Check the fuses and then the wiring for good ground and current. Then check the switch, <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/wiring-harness.html\">wiring harness<\/a> and connections for no night light.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/wiringproblems%206.html\">How to use a multi-meter<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-37525 size-full\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fuse-box-diagram-1986-gmc-safari.jpg\" alt=\"fuse box diagram 1986 GMC Safari Van - No Night Light\" width=\"1224\" height=\"775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fuse-box-diagram-1986-gmc-safari.jpg 1224w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fuse-box-diagram-1986-gmc-safari-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fuse-box-diagram-1986-gmc-safari-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/fuse-box-diagram-1986-gmc-safari-1024x648.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1224px) 100vw, 1224px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Light operation &#8211; No Night Light<\/h3>\n<p>The headlight switch is a push button switch to turn the lights on and off. It is is located on the left side of the instrument panel. A rheostat dial, located with the headlight\/parking light switch, is used to control the illumination of the instrument panel. It is also used to control the night light.<\/p>\n<p>A dimmer switch (part of the combination switch), to control the Hi and Lo beam operation, is located in the steering column; the lights are changed by pulling the lever toward the driver.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m trying to figure I have brake lights and directional light no nightlife no night light I change the receptacle with only two wires in the with only two wires in the rain and what am I doing wrong? RESPONSE Check the fuses and then the wiring for good ground and current. 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