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i love summertime
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kelowna BC
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Wtf!!!! Need Help !!!
WOW ive about had it, im down at my dads house, i got the 67 all ready to go back home with me and i fire up the truck and turn on the lights and no damn running lights, signals and brake lights work great but no running lights, they worked fine 10 minutes earlier when i got gas down the road, what gives? i put a couple new fuses in but it didnt help, i popped the bulbs out and im not getting any power to the running light contact in the light socket....i guess after work tomorrow ill mess around with it but im just fried like im at the point where im ready to say fuk it and kill myself, if it isnt one thing its something else....
if anyone has any pointers to get me started in the right place for tomorrow that would be great thanks, DEREK
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Location: East Central, MO
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I had problems with my headlights going out on me going down the highway. Talk about a trip..............
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico
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Check all your connections. Disconnect the head light and turn the switch on and see if the fuse pops. Either your light switch is fubar or you got faulty wiring. If it doesn't pop then you know the source is at the lights themselfs. make sure all your grounds strap are good. take your time. The wiring in these trucks is cake.
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Kaukauna WI
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Lights
Check your connector block at the fire wall if this is original the conecters in the plug get dirty or corroatedcleen them up with contact cleaner and put some electrical greese on all the conectors and the plug to keep out moisture Good Luck EMMETT
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huh?
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Location: Washington, Illinois
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I agree, check your connectors, and all your grounds. Then go from there.
Good luck.
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Commerce City, CO
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Recently bought my truck and made it from Springfield, MO to Tempe, AZ w/out a problem day later the electrical system started doing all sorts of strange things. Turns out most of the wires had be cut and twisted together about every foot and a half or so (great repair work done by previous owner). Very weak current from the alt. I Ripped most of the wiring out. Put new wire in with much better connections, haven't had a problem since.
Hard to tell what it was at first, then took of what seamed like pounds of electrical tape. 'Surprise surprise surprise'.
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
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Well that is a bummer! I'm thinkin a dead short possibly and or the above mentioned, do the fuses keep blowing Derek?
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Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Center City, MN, USA
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I got a dollar in my pocket that says it is the dimmer switch or the dimmer switch connection.
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Vacaville, CA
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^,me too, most headlight problems stem from the dimmer switch.
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i love summertime
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: Kelowna BC
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my head lights are fine, its the running lights on the rear of the truck,
thanks for the help so far guys
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Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa)
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IT IS THE SWITCH!!! Mine does it every time i put on the lights. Head lights come on but no parking, tail and sometimes dash lights. I just twist the knob left to right while looking in my mirror at the marker light. It always comes on.
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