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Shiny is Good! => General Pinto Talk => Topic started by: DreamBean on June 30, 2012, 09:48:38 AM

Title: No headlights??
Post by: DreamBean on June 30, 2012, 09:48:38 AM

 ???  On the way to work friday mourning the headlights just went off. So I pulled into a parking lot to see what I could find and they came back on So I went on to work. This mourning, The wife drives it to work and they go out again. Were do I start? Electrical problems are my worst nightmare. I am thinking ground or fuse. The schematics I have for an 80 zoop. I will check the rest of the lights when she gets home from work.

Title: Re: No headlights??
Post by: OhSix9 on June 30, 2012, 01:35:00 PM

corroded or dying foot switch is a likely culprit.

Title: Re: No headlights??
Post by: TIGGER on June 30, 2012, 02:16:57 PM

It is probably the headlight switch.  There is a circuit breaker of some sort built into them.  As they get older, they start kicking in the breaker as they get hot.  I have had this problem a couple times now.  You got any spares you can try?

Title: Re: No headlights??
Post by: DreamBean on June 30, 2012, 07:45:49 PM

I have a spare foot brake switch and headlight switch (Thank god for donor cars) I will swap them out tomorrow and see what happens, Thanks ohsix9 & tigger.