1999 Chevrolet Astro lamps

1999 CHEVROLET ASTRO
133,000 MILES • 6 CYL • AWD • AUTOMATIC
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KARKILLER
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car was off taillights and front park lamps came on and now wont go off without disconnect battery also digital odemeter and inside digital thermometer dont come on
Apr 26, 2015 at 2:53 AM
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JDL
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Pull the park lamps fuse, instrument panel fuse block, that should kill the lamps. You vwill have to replace to drive in the dark. That circuit is wired through the headlamp switch, brown wire, voltage.

I guess that circuit could be shorted to voltage, somehow?

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Apr 26, 2015 at 3:35 AM
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JDL
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Just to add, note wiring for headlamp switch.
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Apr 26, 2015 at 3:38 AM
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