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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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Headlights quit

Ok, my truck after having the headlights on for a while, they will start to flash on and off iradically. Im figuring its the switch but you never know, thought I'd ask if any of you had similar issues.

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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by usramc
Ok, my truck after having the headlights on for a while, they will start to flash on and off iradically. Im figuring its the switch but you never know, thought I'd ask if any of you had similar issues.

Sent from a real cummins, a 1st gen!
There's a thermal breaker built into the switch. When it gets bad and starts to heat up, it'll break and make like that.
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 07:15 PM
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sounds like it is time to put your headlights on relays.
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=176263
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Old Oct 30, 2012 | 09:30 PM
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Check your body ground at the core support. I tightened mine up and they started working right again. Which makes absolutely no sense, because when I put the batteries in, I found that I had doubled up my grounds. So the core support is grounded twice. I dunno, but it's the cheapest place to start.
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