"Is this what happens when
> the switch goes bad,"

It also happened to me, i think it started inside the
dashlight dimmer roll switch thingy. I replaced the
whole headlight switch and its been ok for 2 months
now.

I dont know what caused it tho.

Phil***84' Westy Tiico "Millenium Falcon"
***60' Morris Mini1340CC(For sale)

--- "Terry K." <CTONLINE@WEBTV.NET> wrote:
> An easy way to check this phenomina out would be to
> simply take off  the
> gauge cluster cover,and turn the lights on in
> daylight-----
> Put you finger down on the switch to see if it's
> getting hot----or just
> look if it's smoking----
>
>
>  Subject: Smoking Dash
>
> Last night on the way home I smelt something burning
> (electrical burn).
> It went away and then came back. After a while my
> dash lights and head
> lights began turning on and off. Through the
> darkness I realized that
> smoke was coming out of my dash (above the headlight
> switch) I pulled
> over and turned the switch off. I had to drive the
> rest of the way home
> pulling the brights on. Is this what happens when
> the switch goes bad,
> or is it more serious.
> thanks
> chris

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