Dashlights going in and out! help!

SHaFT7 · 01-25-2001, 01:05 PM

..when its cold outside, and i turn on my parking lights / headlights / foglamps, the inside dash lights + air conditioner lights won't come on unless i bang real hard on the dash right above the gauges

i dismantled my dash to check it out:

there was a kind of jumper wire between 2 of the 6 terminals on the headlamp switch....but i don't remember which 2 they were. i played w/ the thing trying to get it to work for about an hour, and then had to put it back together to get to school

now i don't get anything at all in the instrument cluster or the a/c controls...

before i could pound on the instrument cluster from the top and it would usually come on after some hitting, but now, not even a flicker!

alsjg;laskjg;laskjg;lasjg

i noticed that a couple of the connections on the 6 plug headlight connection look like they've been warped a little from the heat that the switch generates

any ideas?????

i'm inclined to think that its NOT the switch, cuz before when i'd bang on the top of the gauges, they would usually come on

a;ljsdg;lg

*stuck*

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SHaFTed

SHaFT7 · 01-25-2001, 05:24 PM

ne1???

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SHaFTed

SHaFT7 · 01-25-2001, 05:26 PM

oh yeah, and the headlights work fine, just the dash and a/c lights don't

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SHaFTed

89LXCarb · 01-25-2001, 11:31 PM

Mine does the same thing. Let me know if you figure it out. Mine just stays off for awhile and when the motor heats up the lights turn on.

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4 cyl converted to 302
comp cams cam, ported GT 40 heads, Edelbrock intake, holley carb
Turbo coupe rear with 373's
4 inch cowl hood
finally done after what seemed like forever!!!!!

79Stang · 01-27-2001, 09:32 AM

Good example of the ford wiring that I have been fighting for 4 years on my car

Your dash lights have a Voltage regulator that sometimes can cause problems, The dashpot on the light switch goes, and the cigar lighter sometimes is used for a ground for the dash lights... Just afew places to look, BUT if I where a betting man (i'm not) I would look into the voltage regulator in the dash light's...

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°79Stang° • 351w, TRW Flat Tops, Comp Cam 270h,Edelbrock RPM Intake,
Holley 750 Duel Feed, MSD-6a, 2,500 stall,
Flowmasters, MaC shorties, B&M Shift Kit, Hurst Pro-Matic][,
DrAgLiTES on all four's
No Times yet - heads on the way

01-25-2001, 01:05 PM	#1
SHaFT7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Posts: 169	Dashlights going in and out! help! ..when its cold outside, and i turn on my parking lights / headlights / foglamps, the inside dash lights + air conditioner lights won't come on unless i bang real hard on the dash right above the gauges i dismantled my dash to check it out: there was a kind of jumper wire between 2 of the 6 terminals on the headlamp switch....but i don't remember which 2 they were. i played w/ the thing trying to get it to work for about an hour, and then had to put it back together to get to school now i don't get anything at all in the instrument cluster or the a/c controls... before i could pound on the instrument cluster from the top and it would usually come on after some hitting, but now, not even a flicker! alsjg;laskjg;laskjg;lasjg i noticed that a couple of the connections on the 6 plug headlight connection look like they've been warped a little from the heat that the switch generates any ideas????? i'm inclined to think that its NOT the switch, cuz before when i'd bang on the top of the gauges, they would usually come on a;ljsdg;lg stuck ------------------ SHaFTed

01-25-2001, 05:24 PM	#2
SHaFT7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Posts: 169	ne1??? ------------------ SHaFTed

01-25-2001, 05:26 PM	#3
SHaFT7 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Lawrence, KS, USA Posts: 169	oh yeah, and the headlights work fine, just the dash and a/c lights don't ------------------ SHaFTed

01-25-2001, 11:31 PM	#4
89LXCarb Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Columbus Grove, Ohio, USA Posts: 267	Mine does the same thing. Let me know if you figure it out. Mine just stays off for awhile and when the motor heats up the lights turn on. ------------------ 4 cyl converted to 302 comp cams cam, ported GT 40 heads, Edelbrock intake, holley carb Turbo coupe rear with 373's 4 inch cowl hood finally done after what seemed like forever!!!!!

01-27-2001, 09:32 AM	#5
79Stang The Stang Gang Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: St. Petersburg Posts: 63	Good example of the ford wiring that I have been fighting for 4 years on my car Your dash lights have a Voltage regulator that sometimes can cause problems, The dashpot on the light switch goes, and the cigar lighter sometimes is used for a ground for the dash lights... Just afew places to look, BUT if I where a betting man (i'm not) I would look into the voltage regulator in the dash light's... ------------------ °79Stang° • 351w, TRW Flat Tops, Comp Cam 270h,Edelbrock RPM Intake, Holley 750 Duel Feed, MSD-6a, 2,500 stall, Flowmasters, MaC shorties, B&M Shift Kit, Hurst Pro-Matic][, DrAgLiTES on all four's No Times yet - heads on the way