Rear Parking Lights Schematic

[Joyce and Richard Hayden]

Greg,

What happened to the BMW?

Dick Hayden - '87 PT 38 - Lake Stevens, WA

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Sent: Saturday, October 10, 2009 8:56 AM

Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Rear Parking Lights Schematic

Curt, not sure with the setup on your bus. it sounds like Eric has the switch I have on my dash in the 94. there is a switch near the left and right docking lights labeled 'rear parking lights? or something like that' It sounds like the switch is set up to turn the lights off when you reverse. I too was unable to que the switch to turn them on. It sound like the switch works the same way a back up alarm switch works. On many trucks there is a back up alarm switch that will disable the reversing alarm for use in close residential areas.
It could be that the backup alarm relay and lights are the same and the dash switch disables both??? I would look for the reverse switch on the Allison and trace to the alarm and light relays. and understand that these may be PO modified or BB confused

I recently backed up over a BMW with my dump truck in a residential area (Canyon Lake) while trying to dock with my equipment trailer. The fact that I had no reversing lights or alarm enabled made no difference. The BMW driver pointed that out to the patrolman. I confirmed that I turn both tools off on the dash so I can hear screams and horns. I always use the old airhorn toot method prior to a back up. On construction sites backup alarms grab no attention ( like car alarms in a parkinglot, a 'wolfcry') I was surprised that I as found without fault. If I knew that at the time I would have asked the BMW driver to fix my truck tire. got headlight plastic in it, pintal hitch had sheetmetal scratches also.

Interesting to note that the backup alarms are required on offroad construction equipment. I think I will find the disable wire for the alarm and lights then move it to only disable the backup alarm. In attempts to be prompt I often make my way to jobsites prior to city ordinance start time. Totally legal to arrive onsite early but the backup alarm often prompts complains from sleeping neighbors. I can see a need also to disable the backup alarm on a bus when you try to leave early.

Greg of Tim&Greg
94ptca

--- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", Curt Sprenger ...> wrote:
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> Bob & Eric. Thank you for your replies. I'll check them out.
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> Eric, I thought about doing what you did. I won't try that now that you
> provided clarification...running after the coach. My neighbors would get a
> good laugh.
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> Curt Sprenger
> 1987 PT38 8V92 "MacAttack Racing"
> Anaheim Hills, CA
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> On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, Eric ...> wrote:
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> > Hello Curt,
> >
> > Before you start your witch hunt you might try something that I only
> > discovered about the rear parking light after owning my bus for 3 years. I
> > thought mine were not working also. I discovered that the rear parking
> > lights only work when I have the switch on and the bus in reverse. (It was
> > quite a job running down the road and catching the bus after I went out to
> > inspect the lights.)
> >
> > Eric Perplies
> > 96'42' WBWL
> >
> >
> >
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