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Headlight problems |
mburkhart |
Jun 29 2021, 12:15 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Chester, MD Member No.: 4,364 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
My headlights have a bad habit of going dark randomly. When I pull out the headlight switch, the lights will pop up - sometimes taking a second or two. The lights may or may not turn on. If the lights turn on, after a few seconds or minutes they will go out. Turning on the high beams will sometimes get the lights back on. Sometimes they come back on themselves after a few minutes or seconds. Repeat.
Any ideas? If your answer is a bad ground, please tell me where I can find the grounds related to the headlights! |
mburkhart |
Jun 30 2021, 02:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Chester, MD Member No.: 4,364 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
I found my old switch, but I guess I forgot what a production it was to get behind the dash. It may be a while before I have time to swap out the switch.
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mburkhart |
Sep 7 2021, 05:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 112 Joined: 3-July 05 From: Chester, MD Member No.: 4,364 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region |
So I finally had an afternoon to take apart the dash and I swapped in the other "old" headlight switch I had. It was worse than the "new" one - the headlights would pop up but would not light. The "new" switch would at least turn on the lights sporadically.
I decided to take apart the "old" switch to see if there was anything obviously wrong with it. Aside from being caked with old grease it seems fine. Some of the contacts were black with dirt and grease, maybe that's preventing the contacts from touching? I cleaned it up with contact cleaner and fresh dielectric grease and reassembled it. I'll try to install it in the next few days... |
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