<VV> Electrical gremlins with '63 vert

[joharra at charter.net]

Dimmer switch contacts were crusty - a few seconds with a Dremel 
flapwheel and I have headlamps again.  The dimmer switch doesn't 
activate the high beams anymore, though.  Time for a new switch?

Found some residual sand in the brakelight switch connector - knocked 
that out and I have brake lights again.

Still no turn signals, but I hear some debris in there, too.  I'll save 
that for another day.

Thanks for everyone's help!

-John O'Harra


On Sat, Aug 27, 2011 at 4:57 PM, John O'Harra wrote:

> I will check the dimmer switch - that seems to be leading in votes.
>
> The turn signals do not work, either.  That was my first clue 
> something was wrong while driving home.
>
> -John O'Harra
>
> On 8/27/2011 12:58 PM, Frank DuVal wrote:
>> Headlamps: check dimmer switch on the floor. Plugged in? Corroded
>> connections?
>>
>> Brake lamps: check connections on switch.  Turn signals working?
>>
>> Frank DuVal
>>
>> On 8/27/2011 12:49 PM, John O'Harra wrote:
>>> I recently had some body work done (sandblasting floorboards) and 
>>> when I
>>> got back home I noticed that neither the headlamps (hi and low) nor
>>> brake lights were working.  The running lights and reverse lights 
>>> still
>>> work normally.
>>>
>>> There don't appear to be any severed wires, and I replaced the bulbs 
>>> and
>>> fuses, but still no joy.  What else should I look for?
>>>
>>> -John O'Harra
>>> 1963 Monza convertible (original owner)
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