I was headed down Gilly's suggestion - twist the wires together / run a new wire.
I was pulling this and tugging that. Removed the Light Module several times - poked around trying to figure out which wire went where - the wiring diagram I'm using shows wires from box to box - but not the details within the box.
Out of frustration, I put it all back together again. With the thought - I have an appointment at the mechanic for Monday (actually they asked for the car all week) - so I quit.
Cleaned things up, for the mechanic. (Think clean the house before the house cleaner comes). But every thing back were it belongs.
I went for a drive to but flowers (moved to low tech). When driving (on a sunny day), I noticed that the dash board light was no longer on. I know from experience - the dash board light warning light goes out if teh Light Module is loose - so I feared I had no lights.
Pulled over - got gas, and asked the attendant to look at the brake lights. - All is well sir.
Well, the headlights were working fine, and all other lights were working fine - and the stupid dashboard light is not illuminated. All dash board lights light up with the key in start - but not while driving.
I have no clue what resolved the issue.
But - I did
- Replace all the lights in the tail light area (last week)
- Removed and replaced the Light Module several times
Good luck to others reading this.
To all those that suggested things - Thank you - all suggestions were attempted.