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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 12:47 AM
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Ijust bought a 1974 all of my lights keep on going on and off every 3 seconds. Not sure what it can be. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 07:02 AM
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The symptoms sound like a self resetting circuit breaker doing its job.
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Old Oct 9, 2013 | 11:27 AM
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Can you tell me where it might be located?
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When the car is in park they stay on.
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The switch itself has a breaker located inside. If the breaker is bad it will cause the lights to flash. I'm not sure what metal its made from but it responds similar to beryllium in that heat makes it curl, coolness makes it go back.

If the headlamp switch isn't the problem, which from what you say.. "when in park they stay on" Then you probably have a major short somewhere. How about Neutral... Same response or different?

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Can someone tell me the trick on getting the rod out of the light switch that is connected to the ****. Thanks
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Yes.. but before you remove it... Do the headlamps flash when the car is in neutral???

On the back (bottom) of the switch is a release button.. turn the switch all the way to the left and push the button inward, this will release the ****.

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