Its obvious you have a short between the parking lights
and the head lights. I guess is, your problem may be
the fuse box. THe inside of these look like the inside
of a human brain. I've had some of these burn opened,
and one had a short in it. I have not found a way to
fix these. Removal is easier than it looks.
Eric

Matthew wrote:

>wiring problem here.
>86 syncro westy.
>With out the key in the ignition, when i flip the
>light switch to the first spot (parking lights) the
>main lights come on too. When i go to the FULL ON
>position, the main light remain on. BUT now, the rear
>and front heater fans, and windshield wipers have
>power to them too?! It doesn't matter if the keys are
>in the ignition or not (same problem w and w/o out!)
>
>What i've done to try to fix this:
>new load reduciton relay
>new ignition switch
>new headlight switch
>checked ALL of the fuses
>new turn signal and wiper lever mechanisms on the
>steering column.
>cleaned all of the grounds under the dash
>wobbled every wire and connection i could find and
>nothing happened.
>
>Everything in the bus runs great otherwise!
>
>Next step- what keeps the headlight from turning on
>when the keys are out of the ignition?
>
>This problem was intermittent for a while and now is
>always there.
>
>(i have relayed headlights, but the problem existed
>before this)
>Thanks
>Matthew
>
>=====
>Matthew Pollard         "Racing with the wind and flirting with death
>Dept. Of Chemistry     So have a cup of coffee and catch your breath"
>University of Idaho
>www.ftir.chem.uidaho.edu
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