parking lights

Hi all, I have just purchased a 1967 CJ5 universal jeep in very good condition, but the prev. owner let some things slip into disrepair. With that being said, on to my troubled parking lights.
I have good headlights, good turn signals, good brake lights, good high beams, good 4 ways, but I can't get the parking lights to come on at all. I do know that they are supposed to go off when you turn on the headlights, so I started to trouble shoot the lighting system, not being an expert in electrical systems, I started any way. I needed to replace a tail light that did not work, so I replaced them both and they work fine, and I replaced the light switch, with no change in the parking lights. I am not sure If there are fuseable links in the system or not, but I can't find any fuses. I did buy a shop manual and have read through the electrical section but no luck.
I can't be the only one that has had this problem with a jeep of this vintage, so I am asking for your help and knowledge in this matter, as It is now getting darker each morning, and with no tail lights I'm probably asking for trouble if I continue to drive the jeep.

Thanks In Advance, Vince In Wa.

 

Simple diagnostics to start with. As Howard suggests, begin to trace where you have power and where you don't. Where those two things meet you will find the source of the problem.

Work forward from the battery hot wire and headlight switch, and backward from the bulb and socket.

You do have the right bulbs? Are they "known good?" Terminals and contacts clean?

 

I apologize for posting in the wrong forum, and no I did not check, so I will start there, thanks, Vince

 

Hi Vince,

This is tells me your bulbs and wiring to the lights are good. You may have the light switch wired wrong, with the parking lights on the wrong terminals. As mentioned earlier, check all the wiring carefully and ensure it's connected properly.

Regards,
Tim

 

Not entirely. The 'parking' lights are a different filament in the bulb (and different wire) than the 4-way/brake filament.

 

I had a wiring issue with my tail lights where they wouldn't illuminate with the headlights, but would light up when braking.

Then while playing with the wires I got them stuck lit up like I was braking before I fixed it.

Sounds like two lighting issues.

 

I understood he was talking about the front parking lights, not the rear. My bad...

Regards,
Tim

 

Tim, I was also talking about the tail lights as well, they do not come on with the headlights, but as stated none of the front parking lights or tail lights come on with the headlights.
Sorry for the confusion. I am going to start troubleshooting this weekend as I am too busy during the week, Thanks for all for the advice !

Vince In Washington State

 

Yup. If none of them work then the problem is near the beginning of the circuit.