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Anonymous

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« on: November 03, 2005, 10:24:49 AM »
right.......the bloody lights have packed up on jeep#2....

i have side lights but no main beam or dipped.....the main beam light on the dash is on all the time & the column switch does feck all.......

sounds to me like the column switch is fecked...am i right???
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Anonymous

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« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2005, 10:30:39 AM »
Is there a relay in there somwhere for them?
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Mike Pavelin

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« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2005, 12:16:33 PM »
Check all the fuses under the dash first.
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Mort

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« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2005, 12:19:58 PM »
If you still can't find the problem it's worth checking the wiring loom.
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Anonymous

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« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2005, 12:42:37 PM »
Any other problems with the elecs too??? Could be a bad earth if the instument panel light is on all the time.. but would start with fuses first
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« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2005, 05:40:07 PM »
have a look at the loom down by the airfilter box, theres an 8 pin connector there, see if thats frazzled, mine was so was me mates :wink:
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« Reply #6 on: November 08, 2005, 05:19:28 PM »
latest is drivers side headlamp working fine, feck all from nearside.......

further investigation this afternoon has seen wisps of smoke coming from behind the drivers side headlamp along with a strong smell of burning.......gonna strip it down later & have a nose!!! :shock:
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« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2005, 03:48:38 PM »
"Otters noses, wolf's nipple chips get 'em while their hot, their lovely"
 Sorry.
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Anonymous

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« Reply #8 on: November 09, 2005, 03:55:16 PM »
thanks for those kind words of encouragement!!! :lol: or should i thank Monty Python???

anyway, last nites nosing discovered a molten lump of plastic that once was the headlamp plug!!! bit of corrosion, bit of arcing & there is, i hope the problem!!

gonna go nick a plug off my old montego in the yard & rewire it..........
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