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40ford · 08-09-2020, 10:39 AM

Tom,I just don't understand what is going on.I checked my voltage on the hot wire going into headlight switch this morning with car not running and sat all night and I get 6.28 volts and I check the voltage going out to headights and I get 5.51 volt?I jumped over the switch and the jumper wire clips got real hot fast sending out 6 volts to headlights?Like I said before this is a new switch.

08-09-2020, 10:39 AM	#28
40ford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Cherryville,N.C. Posts: 537	Re: Dim Headlights on 40: Tom,I just don't understand what is going on.I checked my voltage on the hot wire going into headlight switch this morning with car not running and sat all night and I get 6.28 volts and I check the voltage going out to headights and I get 5.51 volt?I jumped over the switch and the jumper wire clips got real hot fast sending out 6 volts to headlights?Like I said before this is a new switch.