headlight upgrade problem

[Curt Sprenger]

Tom,
Test that headlight and socket to see if you can duplicate the problem.
Be sure the socket wires are all clean/tight and the socket fits snug to
the headlight. I have new sockets if you need them. I don't like things
that FIX themselves...scary.

Curt Sprenger 1987 PT38, Anaheim Hills, Calif.



thomas_sorrentino wrote:

> I was in the middle of some repairs and had to use the coach for a
> medi-vac type thing. Hence I did the headlamp upgrade very quickly. I
> used one relay for the low beams and one for the high beams. Brand new
> circuit breakers for both of them. Everything seemed fine. We left
> right before dusk for a 700 mile trip (one way). When I turned the
> headlights on at dusk, the drivers side light was cutting in and out
> randomly. Since I wasn't in a position to stop and check the
> connections, we just keep going. After about two hours, it came on
> steady and has stayed on consistantly. Originally I thought maybe I
> didn't have the relay grounded that well ( I still think I'll re-do
> that ). But if that was the problem, wouldn't both lights have been
> cutting in and out? Any thoughts?
>
> Tom Sorrentino
> Bedford Hills, NY
> 1978 fc 33'
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