55.2-59 Electrical

[Dyslexic Dog]

Being an electrician, my thoughts from reading is that you are supplying constant power to the coil from the light switch. Check your wiring connections on the terminals. Somewhere, your coil is staying hot.

[DransportGarage]

Originally Posted by Dyslexic Dog

Being an electrician, my thoughts from reading is that you are supplying constant power to the coil from the light switch. Check your wiring connections on the terminals. Somewhere, your coil is staying hot.

Yup. The coil used to have "ignition" power (on only when key is on). Now it has "battery" power (on all the time), like for your headlights. Your mission, if you decide to accept it, is to find out what you changed. Start with any changes to the back of the ignition switch, then look for any wiring change that crossed "ignition" power with "battery" power. That would cause ignition power to BE battery power.

Here's another thing to try: With the engine running, key off, try unplugging your "fix" for the brake and tail lights. If the engine stops, try another fix for the brake and tail lights. (Hint: It's probably the ground for the light fix.)