The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1967 - 1972 Chevrolet & GMC Pickups Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 09-22-2023, 03:28 AM   #1
franken
Registered User
 
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Somewhere
Posts: 3,055
Re: Explaining High Beam Circuit?

Cycle the dimmer switch with your foot about 20 times. You won't because nobody does, but the contacts get dirty and the switch stops working.
franken is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 09-23-2023, 09:39 PM   #2
MS66
Registered User
 
MS66's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Florence, MS.
Posts: 89
Re: Explaining High Beam Circuit?

Quote:
Originally Posted by franken View Post
Cycle the dimmer switch with your foot about 20 times. You won't because nobody does, but the contacts get dirty and the switch stops working.
When my headlights would act up I would spray WD-40 on the top of the dimmer switch button then cycle the mess out of it. The WD would seep past the peened over rivet that holds the button to the switch, eventually cleaning the internals enough to where it worked fine again.
The easiest way to tell if you're having contact, or spade connector issues is by looking at the molded plastic connector cover for obvious hot spots. If that's the case, replace both the dimmer switch and the connector with new parts.
MS66 is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 11:42 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com