Tail light stays on

[SeaSlugs]

Originally Posted by Licensed to kill

What I find odd is that these cars don't have a park lights switch position which would power the tail light and not the headlights. If the tail light is on, whatever is causing it SHOULD also be feeding power to the headlights should it not? I haven't gone through the wiring on one but it seems to me that the headlights and tail light should be on the same circuit so if one is getting power, the other should regardless of whether the power is intentional or not. Yes...No???

if yours is a later style (ie after early 28) 6 oclock is off, about 430 is low 3 is high BUT 8 o clock is park.

now i suppose the horn rod could be twisted due to non lubricated or welded stuck contacts down below and someone forcing it so it shows 6 o clock but really 8...but he said it was still on with the light switch removed so that rules that out.

[Fred K-OR]

"if yours is a later style (ie after early 28) 6 oclock is off, about 430 is low 3 is high BUT 8 o clock is park."

To answer your question, the tail light should be on with any one of these switch settings. Not on at any other time. Like suggested, might be a shorted wire somewhere in your tail light wiring. Grounding out the tail light wire, will turn on the light.