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Title: high low beams problem
Post by: murraygmc on May 18, 2009, 02:25:59 pm

saterday night my head lights were working just fine .......now last night i went for a drive and my head lights are stuck on hi beams ......when i pull back the lever it dont click ? is it the colem or the swich at the botem of the colem? my turn signals work fine anny help would b grate i cant drive at night till i get this fixed....thanks i can push thre buton at the bottem of the colem  down with my finger but it dont help when i pull the lever back it also pushes down the button  what do i do  please help i just got it back on the road after sitting 4 6 months and realy want to drive it and i cant at night its a 85 ....... btw the head light light in the spedo dont work it never did how do i fix that to

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: VileZambonie on May 18, 2009, 03:49:42 pm

Wow Murray, you gave me a headache readin that. From what I gather your dimmer switch is bad and you need to replace it.

The headlight light in the speedo don't work?  ???

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: 84chevysilverado on May 18, 2009, 09:04:10 pm

I have a similar problem the blue light that tells ya when your high beams are on just quit one day. that same day i lost my guage lights but the light behind the heater/ac consule works. also when i turn my park lights or headlights on my fuel guage, water temp and oil pressure guage lose ground and as soon as i turn lights off the ground returns. Im stumped had the whole dash ripped apart today and everything connected right. it just went all wacko one day thanks marc ???

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: VileZambonie on May 18, 2009, 09:17:01 pm

Your high beam indicator is probably just the bulb or socket connection. Pull the cluster to check. I just pulled a cluster today and every single bulb was out.

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: murraygmc on May 19, 2009, 08:51:05 am

ok thanks vil sorry bout the gramer ,   how do you remove the the switch at the bottem of the colem( the one the rod goes in .....i looked but didnt see any screwes to take loose .....for now i just unpluged the botem head lights till i get it fixed.......is the bulb for the high beams just like the bulbs for the dash ?

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: VileZambonie on May 19, 2009, 04:12:01 pm

Yes the bulbs are the same. The switch is just bolted on.

As far as bad grammar, before you post click the spell check tab first, that should help.

Title: Re: high low beams problem
Post by: lokkju on June 15, 2009, 06:13:11 pm

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when i turn my park lights or headlights on my fuel guage, water temp and oil pressure guage lose ground and as soon as i turn lights off the ground returns.

I'm having this same issue - any ideas?

Thanks