N2ROW

My gen and oil light stays on when I shut off the car. When I remove the wire from the oil sending unit it does go off. The gen light stays on even with the wire off the gen. When I start the car all the lights functions properly. I replaced the ignition and head light swith no change. tonight im replacing the turn signal switch, but I dont think it will effect it since I disconnect the harness trying to find out why those lights stay on with ignition off. 71 cutlass convertable

oldcutlass

Your back feeding power through the system somehow. When did this problem start?

N2ROW

about a month after I replace the guage. All worked fine untill one night I went into the garage to do some work on the car and noticed the lights on.

oldcutlass

Which gauge?

N2ROW

Sorry the Fuel guage which includes the idiot lights, GEn, oil, hot etc.

N2ROW

guage I installed

oldcutlass

Your going to have to go back through your wiring you have battery power supplying the idiot lights instead of switched.

N2ROW

ok will do. Thanks

oldcutlass

By the way the gauges are cool.

N2ROW

Thank you.

N2ROW

You was right. I found a hot wire tied in to the power lead to the convertable wire. That wire went into the acc in the fuse box. Condition corrected. Thanks

oldcutlass

Glad you found it easily.