Headlights won't go off

[Greg Young]

Thanks Don! When i read "dimmer" i thought rheostat, not switch.

All four headlights do switch from hi to low with the high beam switch, as usual. So is it possible that the high beam switch is the fail point, and there is a short in that switch across the low beam line? It appears I can reach it through the headlight cutout so I'm going to try to take it out.

Greg

Home is where my iPhone is.

On Aug 20, 2010, at 9:48 AM, "Don Bradner" <"bluethunder@arcatapet.com"> wrote:

I don't think they were talking about the dash dimmer. The high/low dimmer switch was in question. If the lights switch when you use it, the problem is between the headlight switch and the dimmer switch. If not, it is after the dimmer switch.



On 8/20/2010 at 9:26 AM Greg Young wrote:



>Hey guys - thanks for the help so far. I disconnected the dash dimmer but

>still have the problem.

>

>Frankly I'm reluctant to chase down a replacement for the dimmer as I

>think it will be difficult to find locally. Today is my last chance to fix

>this and I am baffled as to where else to look. Short of tearing out all

>the wiring under the dash I don't know what to do because the headlight

>wires are otherwise inaccessible. So I may just end up disconnecting the

>headlight lead from its breaker when we are not driving.

>

>Thanks again.

>

>Greg

>

>Home is where my iPhone is.

>

>On Aug 19, 2010, at 8:10 AM, "artw" <"amweatherly%40att.net"> wrote:

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>>

>> When you operate the dimmer switch do the headlights go from high to low

>beam? The results of that test can determine which way the trouble

>> is - either in front of, or behind that switch. The headlight switch

>> should be the only thing in front of the dimmer switch, disregarding

>> the the bedroom secutity light sw.

>>

>> Art Weatherly

>> Riverside Ca.

>> '85 PT36

>> --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Dan and Cindy"

><86bluebird@...> wrote:

>> >

>> > Good point Fred. They are almost always a problem.

>> >

>> > Greg, as far as the living room fluorescent lights go, there is a

>connector in the passenger side overhead about midway behind the backing.

>I wired around the bad pins. Check that out.

>> >

>> > --- In "WanderlodgeForum%40yahoogroups.com", "Fred Hulse" wrote:

>> > >

>> > > Greg

>> > > I don't quite know how that all is wired,but.........

>> > > have you looked at the dimmer switch?

>> > > Fred & Jeanne Hulse

>> > > Morristown,Arizona

>> > > 97 WLWB41

>> > >

>> >

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