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No Headlights!

Old Dec 3, 2007 | 03:40 AM
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No Headlights!

Howdy all,

Lost the headlights a couple weeks back...the highbeam switch seemed like it wasn't clicking so I figured combo-switch. Replaced it and still I'm in the dark.
The old headlight switch was kind of notchy and I got to thinking how I've read they fail all the time...soooo I decided to replace that too...still no luck.

Anybody got any ideas?

Thanks in advance,
Vinny
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 04:09 AM
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Check your fuses, check teh grounds, and check teh fusible links on teh drivers side fenderwell under the hood.....




edit: and while you are doing all that, put them on relays!!!
https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...d.php?t=176263
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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Jumper-wire a bulb to see if it is shot; kinda way out there, but it is possible some weird serge, or lightening strike could have knocked out both of them.

Do you still have parking-lights ??
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 11:21 AM
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Hey thanks for the idea's,

I did jumper-wire the lights to get home that night, and put in a temporary switch (on the jumper-wire) so I had lights until I had a chance to swap-out the switch (that I thought was bad).
The headlights work fine when jumpered, and just the running lights come on when I pull the switch.

I'm thinking maybe one of the wires coming out of the plug on the headlight switch could be fubar...

Vinny
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Old Dec 3, 2007 | 04:40 PM
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What rock have you been hiding under, stranger?
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