HELP! Please!

crathes · 06-04-2011, 11:13 AM

we have a 2002 Fleetwood Discovery. The right tail light is not working, but the break light is working. We assumed it was a fuse. The diagram in the Owners Manual is not the same as the one we have. We have 3 rows of fuses with 4 fuse in each row. Which one is the right tail light?

Rgpollard · 06-04-2011, 11:29 AM

Most likely the bulb is bad, if stop light is working but tail light is not. Try switching bulb with the otherside of your coach. Tail light bulbs have a double filament, one for tail light and one for stop light.

kb0zke · 06-04-2011, 11:30 AM

Is this a dual filament bulb? If so, just replace it. That's where I'd start.

HD4Mark · 06-04-2011, 11:43 AM

In case some of you don't know what dual filament means. If you take out the bulb, most older ones push in and twist CC wise. Take a look inside, a single filament will have two little wires sticking up with a spring like wire between. A dual will have two, usually one is a little shorter. If one is burned out you may be able to see it broken. The bottom of a single has only one contact, dual has two. The idea is the tail light and stop are in a single bulb.

Swapping the bulbs is an easy test but if you have it out anyway for the small price I would get a couple replacements. Nice to have on hand anyway. This may not be the case with newer bulbs. I replaced a headlight bulb in my SUV and was shocked at not only how pricey but how much stuff you had to remove just to get the old one out.