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leftside11
Posts: 16 Joined: November 6, 2007, 8:56 am
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by leftside11 November 6, 2007, 9:04 am
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Max
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by Max November 6, 2007, 9:43 am
My first thought would be a grounding issue. I'd check that real good first.
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ICEMAN6166
Posts: 11470 Joined: July 11, 2006, 11:28 amLocation: Dove Creek, Co. elevation 6842
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by ICEMAN6166 November 6, 2007, 11:54 am
i think the switch is bad.
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leftside11
Posts: 16 Joined: November 6, 2007, 8:56 am
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by leftside11 November 6, 2007, 12:07 pm
which switch do you think? headlight or dimmer?
brojohnak
Posts: 17 Joined: August 29, 2007, 4:48 pmLocation: Colorado Springs, CO
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by brojohnak November 6, 2007, 9:15 pm
headlite switch you can order one from LMC truck catolog on line
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supersmitty
Posts: 247 Joined: November 4, 2009, 8:11 pmLocation: Plainfield, CT
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by supersmitty November 15, 2009, 7:51 pm
check your headlamp bulbs also. The same thing happened to my 65 and one of the filaments in the driver side bulb broke and shorted out that light causing them to go on and off when you went over bumps.
61 Merc
Posts: 807 Joined: October 1, 2006, 1:46 amLocation: Medicine Hat, Alberta
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by 61 Merc November 15, 2009, 8:54 pm
I would first of all check the grounds, then check all connections. The switch is also notorious for creating problems, best thing to do if you are replacing with a new switch is to also go with the headlight relay and reduce the current going throught the switch. The relay kit is available from LMC also.
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Dave Rogers
Posts: 78 Joined: February 22, 2009, 9:23 pmLocation: FT Worth, Texas
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by Dave Rogers November 15, 2009, 9:26 pm
The dimmer gets pretty beat up too. It caused mine to work intermitantly.
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Lowell
Posts: 750 Joined: August 21, 2006, 8:01 pmLocation: Southern Indiana
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by Lowell November 16, 2009, 12:40 pm
Blinking headlights are common on slicks.Best thing to do is like Dean said . I added relays to mine and the problem was gone.
Ford blue blood
Posts: 64 Joined: November 10, 2009, 11:07 amLocation: Birmingham, AL
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by Ford blue blood November 17, 2009, 3:02 pm
Might check and see if there is a circuit breaker on the switch. They will auto reset making your head lights flash on and off.
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ICEMAN6166
Posts: 11470 Joined: July 11, 2006, 11:28 amLocation: Dove Creek, Co. elevation 6842
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by ICEMAN6166 November 17, 2009, 7:27 pm
fought with that for so many years before reading the article on the relays,but never had a prob since i started using them.
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Fordman
Posts: 318 Joined: February 14, 2007, 7:13 pmLocation: Ottawa Kansas
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by Fordman November 18, 2009, 3:43 am
yes the headlight switches have circut breakers in them and will pop on and off as they heat up and cool down. possibly a bd dimmer switch if it only does it on high beams. but it could be the headlight switch.
