91 Honda Electrical Short

[gma...@worldnet.att.net]

I have a 91 Honda Civic. For years the trunk leaked and I got rain
water in the back tail lights. I finally drilled holes so the water
would drain, this was about 2 years ago.

Last week I noticed the right directional on the dashboard blinking
twice as fast as normal. The left directional worked normally. I
noticed none of my right tail lights worked. I put the left tail light
bulbs into the right tail lights and they did not work. I put the right
tail light bulbs into the left tail lights and they worked.

I looked in the owners manual and saw there is only one fuse for all
tail lights.

Where do I look next for the problem? Thanks Steve

[MeeMoh]

This seems to be a common problem with the older Civics. I had a '90 Civic
and I constantly had water in me tail lights. I would have to frequently
change the bulbs, because the water would cause them to stop working. I
finally drilled holes so that the water would drain. If your turning signal
is going faster than usual, it's probably because a turning signal bulb
somewhere on your car (front or back) is broken. I had this exact problem
after my car was in an accident and after replacing all the bulbs, it
starting working normal again.

MeeMoh
http://www.interscope.net

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[Rob Relf]

The fast blinking turn signal has nothing in common with the taillights not
working except they probably share a common ground wire, which is the black
wire at the taillight. Probably corroded connector.

Rob