XPost: misc.consumers.frugal-living   
   From: vaughnsimon@gmail.com   
      
   On 6/1/2012 8:56 PM, Jim Wilkins wrote:   
      
   > Bad grounds and intermittent connections cause the oddest symptoms.   
   >   
   Yes, I learned the hard way.  Early in my career, I spent two days   
   trying to troubleshoot a simple problem with the tail lights on a pickup   
   truck.  They had the oddest symptoms!  My meter seemed to be of no help,   
   giving all kinds of strange readings.  In the end, it totally defeated me!   
      
   In desperation I took the truck to a dealer.  They said "No problem!"   
   When I got it back, I discovered that they had installed a ground wire   
   between two certain frame members under the truck, which totally cleared   
   up the problem. They had probably seen dozens with the exact same issue.   
      
   Vaughn   
      
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