<VV> Weird lighting incident

[Thomas Gwyther]

It could be the headlight switch, they have a thermal switch and will come back after it cools.

The way around this is relays in the headlight system. I run h4 and h1 replaceable bulbs in my greenbrier and it will thermal at times i have put relays in the low beam circut.


Thomas Gwyther
'65 greenbrier


> From: vairchris at gmail.com
> To: virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:24:03 -0500
> Subject: <VV> Weird lighting incident
> 
> I was driving my 1961 Rampie last night.  It was dark so the headlights are
> on.  As I got closer to my house, I hit the floor button to turn the high
> beams on.  We have a lot of deer, so I wanted the neighborhood lit up.
> Instead of the high beams coming on, the headlights went off.  I thought I
> blew a fuse.  I clicked on the button a bunch more times, but neither the
> high beams nor the low beams came on.
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> Thankfully, I got home safely.  Today, I went out to change the fuse that I
> was sure had blown last night.  To my surprise, the fuse is fine.  And now,
> the headlights come on just fine, and I can click back and forth between
> high and low beams.
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> I'm assuming this is the truck trying to tell me that the floor switch is
> going bad.  But, before I order another one, I wanted to hear if you all
> agree with that or if there is something else I should be checking for.
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> Thanks
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> Chris
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