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sentinal switch problem

Old Jan 13, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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I have a 94 bonneville the lights stay on even with the sentinal turned off have to lossen neg bat term to cut off is there a way to bypass this was told it was just the switch does that sound right
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Old Jan 13, 2011 | 09:29 AM
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The sentinal part should only keep the lights on for a few seconds after you turn off the ignition. I'd take a look and multimeter the switch to see if the switch is bad.
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