Dash says "Head light"
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Racer
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Dash says "Head light"
I am finally getting my 73 on the road. When I turn on the headlights, a light on the dash says head lights. I thought that only came on when there was a problem with the head lights. I replaced two small electric sensors up front at the head light buckets. As always thanks for the help.
Race Director
Joined: Sep 1999
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From: Plano TX
It means the headlight have not come up all the way. If you study the mechanism you'll see that once they are up and locked the switches should be depressed.
The light should come on when you turn the lights on, and go out when they are up all the way.
The light should come on when you turn the lights on, and go out when they are up all the way.
Drifting
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Forth Worth TX
You can test for a bad single switch by simply unplugging them one at a time.
If you unplug the right switch and the light goes out, the problem is with the right switch.
If you unplug the right switch and the light stays on, re-install the plug and move over to the left side.
If you unplug the left side and the light goes out, the problem is with the left side.
If you unplug the left switch and the light stays on, you may a problem with both switches. Problems could be out of alignment or a bad ground somewhere in the system.
With both switches unplugged the light should be out. If not, you have an open/ground somewhere.
If you unplug the right switch and the light goes out, the problem is with the right switch.
If you unplug the right switch and the light stays on, re-install the plug and move over to the left side.
If you unplug the left side and the light goes out, the problem is with the left side.
If you unplug the left switch and the light stays on, you may a problem with both switches. Problems could be out of alignment or a bad ground somewhere in the system.
With both switches unplugged the light should be out. If not, you have an open/ground somewhere.
Last edited by Revi; Sep 27, 2015 at 07:44 AM.
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi F,
The arrow points to the 'tab' on the headlight mechanism which pushes on the button that the line points to on the switch.
The odd 'bolt' to the left of the arrow is hex headed and can be turned with a wrench to adjust how far the headlight mechanism opens and ensures that the button gets pushed to turn the dash warning off.
Check that the button on both switches is being closed.
All this comes into play if there's not an electrical problem as Revi describes.
Regards,
Alan
The arrow points to the 'tab' on the headlight mechanism which pushes on the button that the line points to on the switch.
The odd 'bolt' to the left of the arrow is hex headed and can be turned with a wrench to adjust how far the headlight mechanism opens and ensures that the button gets pushed to turn the dash warning off.
Check that the button on both switches is being closed.
All this comes into play if there's not an electrical problem as Revi describes.
Regards,
Alan
