From: Rich Kinsley <rlkinsley@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: Fickle headlights
To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
Date: Sunday, August 1, 2010, 12:23 AM
I'd put my money on a bad switch. They are easy to come by
and not too
bad to install. I actually have a very slightly used new
one if you run
into any problem getting one.
It could be somewhere in the harness where it passes
through the
firewall or at another connection too but I bet on the
switch.
Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx
wrote:
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>
> I have a 64 Sport Fury at Lake Tahoe for the kickoff
to Hot August
> Nights in Reno. Last night, while cruising, I noticed
the headlights
> flickering, then we went into the hotel garage they
went off entirely.
> Thought about it last night. This morning, I reached
through the window
> and pulled the headlight switch, no key in the
ignition.
>
>
>
> No headlights, but the tail lights and dash lights
worked. This was
> important to me, because if it came right down to it,
could I directly
> wire the headlights to the battery while cruising,
then untie them when
> done? I'd still have tail and brake lights.
>
>
>
> Anyway, got in the car, started it up. Again I pulled
the headlight
> switch to the ON position. No headlights. Turned away
to talk to my
> wife, looked back, and had headlights.
>
>
>
> There seems to be nothing I can do to replicate this.
Drove the same
> route today and tonight with headlights on, checked
reflections in the
> bumpers in front of me, and they worked fine. Turned
the switch on/off
> multiple times, used the dimmer switch repeatedly, no
luck making them
> fail again.
>
>
>
> For what it's worth, I just did re-ground the
headlights while I was
> cleaning up the metal in that area. Ground it down to
bare metal, did
> the same to the ground wire, so if it's a bad ground,
it's not there.
>
>
>
> What do you suspect? I'm thinking a broken or loose
wire after the
> switch, somewhere between the switch and the lights?
The switch itself?
> Could the dimmer switch be the culprit? This forum
is the best at
> solving these problems so hope you will chime in.
>
>
>
> Thanks/Butch/Ferndale, WA
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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Rich Kinsley '64 Dodge Polara 4dr 318poly w/goodies
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