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  1. 06-03-2012, 09:54 AM #1
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    Tim Bob Terry, try disconnecting the brake light switch first. If that doesn't do it, the Ranger has a box called (I think) the Generic Electronic Module that does the heavy lifting for a lot the electronic functions including the wipers and door/ignition switch warning chime. I know this because the one in my '95 Ranger went bad after I hit someone who made a left turn in front of me. Now, the wipers sometimes start up on their own accord or won't shut off and the chime sounds whenever I open door whether I have the keys in it or not. Anyhow, if disconnecting the brake light switch doesn't fix the problem, it cold be the GEM.
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    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Tim, try disconnecting the brake light switch first. If that doesn't do it, the Ranger has a box called (I think) the Generic Electronic Module that does the heavy lifting for a lot the electronic functions including the wipers and door/ignition switch warning chime. I know this because the one in my '95 Ranger went bad after I hit someone who made a left turn in front of me. Now, the wipers sometimes start up on their own accord or won't shut off and the chime sounds whenever I open door whether I have the keys in it or not. Anyhow, if shorting the brake light switch doesn't fix the problem, it cold be the GEM.
    Name on this end is Terry..bwaaa!
    Yeah I saw a bit on the GEM..gawd I was hoping to bypass that...but you might be right on the money.
    Thanks man!
    Damn..hit a tree and probably wiped out command central...
    I need a low power up sequence...
    Houston! No burn! No burn! but the wipers are working FB!
    Good thing I didn't get the torpedo tube add on...
    Lordy..
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    Quote Originally Posted by rot View Post
    Name on this end is Terry..bwaaa!
    I knew that...

    Sorry, Bob! ;)
    All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
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    Quote Originally Posted by rot View Post
    Name on this end is Terry..bwaaa!
    Yeah I saw a bit on the GEM..gawd I was hoping to bypass that...but you might be right on the money.
    Thanks man!
    Damn..hit a tree and probably wiped out command central...
    I need a low power up sequence...
    Houston! No burn! No burn! but the wipers are working FB!
    Good thing I didn't get the torpedo tube add on...
    Lordy..
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    Let me know how you make out Rottie. I'll try to get you a wiring diagram for the brake light circuit if you need it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ6BSO View Post
    Tim Bob Terry, try disconnecting the brake light switch first. .
    :rofl:
    Gents..you rock.
    Looks like about a 20 buck switch...so I might get lucky.
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