Kinda sounds like a ground problem Jay.  Maybe you should pull and replace
all the wires on the cluster ground by the fuse panel. And check your engine
and transaxle grounds too.

On Wed, Jun 2, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Jay lefstein <jleftbrane@gmail.com> wrote:

> hello guys and gals.
> I am having a weird issue where my headlights seem to have some how
> got linked to my ignition.
> the other night i went to drive the van and when i turned on the
> headlights my cluster acted up..
>
> so I have been trying to deduce the problem. the only change i had mad
> to the wiring was to remove the stereo and replace it ( done this at
> least 80 times since i was 13 )
>
> while looking into this i removed the stereo and unhooked all the
> wiring ( just to make sure it wasn't the problem)
>
> here are the symptoms: when the van is running and you turn the
> headlight on the rpms drop and the lights on the cluster flash like
> you just turned the key on again.
>
> intermittently , with the key out of the ignition if you turn the
> headlight switch on the cluster and fuel pump start ( like you just
> turned the key on )
>
> i took the fuse panel down and and looked at it, decided to swap out
> the relay marked 24 . since i did this it seemed to correct the
> symptom when the key is out of the ignition.
>
> thanks
> J
>

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Jake

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1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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