Re: Door Open Indicator w/ Lever Light -- Bad Diode

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxx>]

Welcome to wonderful world of DeLorean switched grounds...

Door open indicator live all the time (fuse #5, which is why pulling
#12 doesn't affect). Is a diode to prevent it from grounding itself
backwards through flipped lever light. Yours has probably gone bad.

Diodes located in driver footwell, part way down front wye (look like
M80's). Are three of them. You want one with 2 purple/white inputs and
1 purple/white output. Can simply unplug to test if allowing indicator
to ground.

If fuse #12 is pulled why are you flipping lever light? Shouldn't work
at all. If it does, guarantee diode bad (is getting juice from same
line as indicator) -- assuming wiring still stock.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, PRC1216@xxxx wrote:
> This is no biggie, just annoying---
> For some reason, I just noticed that when the car is running and I
use the 
> overhead light in the cabin, the driver door ajar light comes on
until I turn 
> the overhead light off. I do not have the courtesy fuse in anyway,
so the door 
> lights do not work, nor does the overhead light in the cabin. So
why when I 
> push it should the door ajar light come on in the instrument
cluster? I 
> plan on checking around the fuse box for crossed wires, but does
anyone else have 
> this problem? Any ideas?
> 
> Thanks,
> Patrick
> 1880
> 
> 
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