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Old 06-24-2019, 07:55 PM   #1
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no headlights high or low on a 31 coup/ speedster tail lights work. the wireing harness is / was new a couple years ago. everything worked fine. ive done a quick look but see hnothing wrong. I have tail lights. brake lights

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Old 06-24-2019, 08:47 PM   #2
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Try connecting a ground wire to the headlight and see if that fixes the problem
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well they are bolted to the frame on this lil speedster, so I know they are grounded
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Old 06-25-2019, 05:37 AM   #4
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I had all of the lights go out on my '28 Tudor last night. The PO had installed a fuse right at the alternator output. The fuse itself was OK but the holder was toast. I bypassed it and drove home. Did the job properly today.
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Old 06-25-2019, 07:53 AM   #5
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well they are bolted to the frame on this lil speedster, so I know they are grounded
Not necessarily. Nuts and bolts make lousy conductors when they start to rust.
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Old 06-25-2019, 08:16 AM   #6
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Have you checked the bulbs ----I had a customer with modern car come in, he is electrical engineer, no headlights ---he said must be bad switch---I said lets check bulbs---"it can't be bulbs"----2 bulbs later they were working
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Old 06-25-2019, 01:34 PM   #7
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no headlights high or low on a 31 coup/ speedster tail lights work. the wireing harness is / was new a couple years ago. everything worked fine. ive done a quick look but see hnothing wrong. I have tail lights. brake lights
There's only 2 or 3 things that could cause this!!! Keep it SIMPLE!
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well I took the wire harness off the bottom of colomb and cleaned things up and presto ! lights
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Old 06-27-2019, 02:34 PM   #10
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Bad grounds can happen. I know that well.
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Have you checked the bulbs ----I had a customer with modern car come in, he is electrical engineer, no headlights ---he said must be bad switch---I said lets check bulbs---"it can't be bulbs"----2 bulbs later they were working
Bad ground at the battery end can do that too.
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