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VIN # 10867S101127, a 1961, assembled in Oct. 1960, returned to the road, fully restored, after being in storage from 1993 to 1997. The engine started on the first try and after a quarter mile run, everything worked, except the lights. Next goes on the hood, get the lights to work and touch up as required... What a nice Fourth of July.
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Re: C1 Returns to the road
Dennis,
Congratulations on getting it back running, I know it has been a long and sometimes frustrating experience. It is all worth it however, when you can cruise down the road grinning from ear to ear!
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Re: C1 Returns to the road
Dennis,
Congratulations on getting it back running, I know it has been a long and sometimes frustrating experience. It is all worth it however, when you can cruise down the road grinning from ear to ear!
Regards, John McGrawComment
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Re: T.U. John
If you have any short-cuts to where I might start looking for why the lights did not turn on...much would be appreciated. Radio, lighter clock & heater all worked. No head or tail lights?Comment
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Re: T.U. John
If you have any short-cuts to where I might start looking for why the lights did not turn on...much would be appreciated. Radio, lighter clock & heater all worked. No head or tail lights?Comment
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Re: T.U. John
I would suspect a bad connection or bad light switch. I think the light switch is the only common place where the wiring from both the headlights and tail lights meet. It could be a faulty breaker in the headlight switch, or you could have a short in either of those harnesses that is causing the switch's breaker to trip.
You might pull the connection off and try to power up each headlight/tail light circut using an alligator clip or jumper to each of the spade connections in the harness. It would be a good idea to put an inline fuse on your jumper to make sure you don't fry the wiring harness in case there is a short in the harness. You might start with a 20 amp fuse. I forget what the headlights are rated at, but I think they are 55 watts each. 4 bulbs would pull a tad over 18 amps at 12 volts.
Another possibility that occurred to me may be the dimmer switch. Check that it is not shorted.Comment
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Re: T.U. John
I would suspect a bad connection or bad light switch. I think the light switch is the only common place where the wiring from both the headlights and tail lights meet. It could be a faulty breaker in the headlight switch, or you could have a short in either of those harnesses that is causing the switch's breaker to trip.
You might pull the connection off and try to power up each headlight/tail light circut using an alligator clip or jumper to each of the spade connections in the harness. It would be a good idea to put an inline fuse on your jumper to make sure you don't fry the wiring harness in case there is a short in the harness. You might start with a 20 amp fuse. I forget what the headlights are rated at, but I think they are 55 watts each. 4 bulbs would pull a tad over 18 amps at 12 volts.
Another possibility that occurred to me may be the dimmer switch. Check that it is not shorted.Comment
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Re: Thanks doug *NM*
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