Lights out... and gauges too

[Armo67]

ok, I went back out and popped fuses out, cleaned the connections, popped them back in, and now the lights work. still unsure why they would have stopped working and started working again in the space of a day or two.

It looks like the gauge lights still aren't working, but the turn/hazard arrows are working. The headlights are working, but when I hit the dimmer switch, the lights go out.

also, between the 4 brake lights, I have working tail lights, brake lights, blinkers and hazards.

so if anyone has some input on the headlights and gauge lights I'd be interested to hear it.

[Fitz]

Originally Posted by Armo67

ok, I went back out and popped fuses out, cleaned the connections, popped them back in, and now the lights work. still unsure why they would have stopped working and started working again in the space of a day or two.

It looks like the gauge lights still aren't working, but the turn/hazard arrows are working. The headlights are working, but when I hit the dimmer switch, the lights go out.

also, between the 4 brake lights, I have working tail lights, brake lights, blinkers and hazards.

so if anyone has some input on the headlights and gauge lights I'd be interested to hear it.

When the dimmer switch begins to go bad, for whatever reason, problems come up with the rest of the lights. I had the same problem with my 67. Changing the dimmer ($10.00 at autozone) got the lights to settle down enough to droubleshoot the rest. These old trucks used plated brass for the terminals in the fusebox, so the act of pulling the fuses rubs the corrosion off the terminals allowing them to make good contact. My fuse panel is in the pic; and you are correct, the lower right fuse labeled PNL is the fuse for the dash lights.