I have an 84 berlinetta that has developed an interesting problem that needs help! The brakelights themselves work when you press the brakes but tailights will not light up when you have the headlights on, I have also noticed the parking lights are out. Do the tailights themselves have a fuse that could have burned? Any help or pointing in the right direction would help, I am getting this thing ready for the dreaded emission test and now this pops out arrgggghhh!!!! btw its an 305 V8 if that helps any

 

Sounds like the fuse. The brake lights and tail lights use two stage bulbs, so that's normal for the brakes to work but not the tail lights.

The fuse box is underneath drivers side of the dash, above the pedals. Should be just a 10amp fuse. I'd check all of them just to be sure.

And welcome to the boards!

 

Thanks for the welcome, I found a fuse that was a 20 and burned out but when I tried to put one back in...lots of smoke coming out...so now gots to figure out exactly what was that fuse any ideas what it might be...the smoke is coming from the dash right about where the radio is located..

 

hmmm...now I have a bigger problem lol...I found out the problem with the tailights and fixed it, but...(always a but) now I have no power steering, it worked fine an hour ago but after the fuse chase now it doesnt work any ideas? It doesnt have a fuse itself does it???

 

Power steering pump has nothing to do w/a fuse--has to be coincidence. Check the belts and fluid level?