Re: [FWDLK] Headlight Voltage Leakage ?

[Ron Waters <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

That was my first thought. So I disassembled connectors and wire brushed 
metal contacts. Did the same where ground attaches to radiator support, as 
well as area of rad support that it attaches to.

One thing I didn't make clear is that low beams work fine when high beam 
filament is glowing slightly. Also work when high beam circuit is activated.

Ron

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Carpenter" <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Ron Waters" <ronbo97@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] Headlight Voltage Leakage ?


> You have a poor ground between the seal beam and the body.  The problem is 
> likely at the connector to the sealed beam or else where the headlight 
> wiring harness is grounded near the rad support.  Good luck.
> Ron Waters wrote:
> > Hi Gang -
> >
> > When I use my low beam headlights, there is some faint glowing of the 
> > filament on the high beams. Usually, I'm pretty good with electrical 
> > issues. But this one has me stumped. The high beam circuit works fine, 
> > btw.
> >
> > I checked all the grounds, cleaned connections and even jumped from the 
> > hot side of the high beam floor switch to the low beam circuit, thus 
> > removing the high beam circuit from the picture. When I disconnect both 
> > low beams, the faint glowing goes away. When I reconnect either low beam, 
> > the glowing reappears in both high beams. I should mention that this is a 
> > non-FL car--  1970 Olds Cutlass. But I'm sure what ever comes out of this 
> > thread is applicable to any quad headlight system.
> >
> > Is it possible that a small amount of current is leaking thru the dual 
> > filament (low beam) headlights, thus lighting the high beams, since there 
> > is a wire connecting both high and low beams ?
> >
> > Ron
> >
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