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01-07-2010, 12:50 PM
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Headlight all on at once on low beams
1968 Firebird. When I turn on the headlights (low beam) the high beams slightly illuminate as well and this seems to keep the low beams from being as bright as they are capable of getting. When the high beams are activated, everything works properly. Could this be a bad flor mounted switch? Is it possible that this floor mounted switch is allowing electricity to pass through it during low beam operation to the high beam side? But only just enough to barely fire the high beams.
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1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible, 400, Ram Air 3 heads, rebuilt TH350 transmission, balanced driveshaft, H-beam rods, forged pistons, Edelbrock performer cam, intake and 750 carb, new top, new interior, powdercoated frame, stripped and painted underbody, front disc brakes, complete MSD ignition. Hotchkis sub frame connectors. All this because I wanted a 4 barrel carb! |
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01-07-2010, 01:41 PM
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Most likely a bad ground connection from the headlamps to the body and then back to the battery negative.
George
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01-07-2010, 01:45 PM
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1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible, 400, Ram Air 3 heads, rebuilt TH350 transmission, balanced driveshaft, H-beam rods, forged pistons, Edelbrock performer cam, intake and 750 carb, new top, new interior, powdercoated frame, stripped and painted underbody, front disc brakes, complete MSD ignition. Hotchkis sub frame connectors. All this because I wanted a 4 barrel carb! |
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01-07-2010, 01:56 PM
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Double check ground wires at headlights on both sides of core support.
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01-07-2010, 07:15 PM
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I'm going to run an additional ground strap from the core support directly to the neg of the battery.
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1968 Pontiac Firebird convertible, 400, Ram Air 3 heads, rebuilt TH350 transmission, balanced driveshaft, H-beam rods, forged pistons, Edelbrock performer cam, intake and 750 carb, new top, new interior, powdercoated frame, stripped and painted underbody, front disc brakes, complete MSD ignition. Hotchkis sub frame connectors. All this because I wanted a 4 barrel carb! |
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