No power to left rear tail lamp...HELP!
 

After having my 83 911SC repainted and putting the engine and trans back in, I have no l/r tail lamp. No power to the light. Everything else back there works; Could I have oinched a harness putting the engine back in or perhaps the body shop jammed something re-installing the bumper. Any possibility of a failed diode or in-line fuse???http://www.pelicanparts.com/support/smileys/wat5.gif

There is no diode or in line fuse to the rear tail light. Did you check to see if the ground wire has been left loose? I think there is one for each tail light assembly.

Check the ground as Kurt mentioned and also check the multipin connector where the harness goes through the frame. I suspect this is where the problem is. Unplug the connector spray some tuner cleaner in the connector and plug and unplug a couple of times to clean the connector and then reconnect.

You can pickup tuner cleaner at any Radio Shack. It's basically contact cleaner for electrical parts.

Bobby

When you say that everything else back there works, do you mean that the left blinker and left brake light work and the left tail light doesn't or are all 3 lights on the left side non-functional?

Argo
88 Targa

Kurt and Bobby; thanks for the responses. I was unaware of the ground for the tail lamps and perhaps the body shop disconnected it or left it loose. Bobby the tip on the multi-pin connector is also a good one and I'll get after that as well. Really! appreciate the tips. I'll let you know what I find.:D

I was pulled over for no tail lamps on the freeway one night on my way home, turns out a wire came loose at my head lamp switch.

Cheers,

Joe

I think we nailed it! Turns out the engine compartment lid-light had shorted and the one left tail lamp and left plate lamp were on that circuit. The tip came from a guy on that other site who wrote from Germany. (I wont' get into which place is better, but I like this one now that I've found it.) Thanks for your responses. FYI I'm a Land Rover Service Director and if anyone has any questions about worlds best oil leaks, give me a shout.

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That "guy" is Porsche Meister Roland Kunz who also posts on this list.

It sounds like I should click on the red faced icon dude...no harm intended; I am new to Porsche but have a new passion. I spent 10 years with BMW and Mercedes and own a BMW R1200CA. I had spent the last two months on Rennlist and found this site when ordering parts. I've been here all of four days. I guess all I can say is thank the lord for both these sources; in the Porsche world I'm a rookie but hopefully some day will be able to offer help in the manner I've received it. Mea Culpa, and thanks to Mr. Kunz.