electrical problem
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electrical problem
hello all
history: the car is a 1962 , i have been working on getting it back together for about 6 months. it drives great.
i have changed all the wires.
today i connected the rear harness,
the tail lights work - no problem
the flashers work - no problem
the flasher lights in the speedometer work - no problem
Then i connected the head lights (which were rewired) to the main harness
when i connected the battery and turned on the lights they worked when i clicked the high beam switch (not new) it worked.
now here is the problem i started to smell burning and believe it was coming from under the instrument cluster...
any reason why when connecting the head lights may cause over load
the head lights are not T3 they are replacement form ecklers
any help would greatly appreciated
history: the car is a 1962 , i have been working on getting it back together for about 6 months. it drives great.
i have changed all the wires.
today i connected the rear harness,
the tail lights work - no problem
the flashers work - no problem
the flasher lights in the speedometer work - no problem
Then i connected the head lights (which were rewired) to the main harness
when i connected the battery and turned on the lights they worked when i clicked the high beam switch (not new) it worked.
now here is the problem i started to smell burning and believe it was coming from under the instrument cluster...
any reason why when connecting the head lights may cause over load
the head lights are not T3 they are replacement form ecklers
any help would greatly appreciated
Burning Brakes
Joined: Aug 2001
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From: Frederick Md
hello all
history: the car is a 1962 , i have been working on getting it back together for about 6 months. it drives great.
i have changed all the wires.
today i connected the rear harness,
the tail lights work - no problem
the flashers work - no problem
the flasher lights in the speedometer work - no problem
Then i connected the head lights (which were rewired) to the main harness
when i connected the battery and turned on the lights they worked when i clicked the high beam switch (not new) it worked.
now here is the problem i started to smell burning and believe it was coming from under the instrument cluster...
any reason why when connecting the head lights may cause over load
the head lights are not T3 they are replacement form ecklers
any help would greatly appreciated
history: the car is a 1962 , i have been working on getting it back together for about 6 months. it drives great.
i have changed all the wires.
today i connected the rear harness,
the tail lights work - no problem
the flashers work - no problem
the flasher lights in the speedometer work - no problem
Then i connected the head lights (which were rewired) to the main harness
when i connected the battery and turned on the lights they worked when i clicked the high beam switch (not new) it worked.
now here is the problem i started to smell burning and believe it was coming from under the instrument cluster...
any reason why when connecting the head lights may cause over load
the head lights are not T3 they are replacement form ecklers
any help would greatly appreciated
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Joined: Apr 2007
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From: Maurertown Virginia
Dimmer switch?
You said when you clicked the dimmer switch, the hi-beams came on. What about the low-beams? I've had trouble, with an old dimmer switch, in the past and found that cleaning it gives good service. Good luck, Lar
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