Perhaps the fried relay is wired to trip when the key is in rather than when
the engine is on. This does not explain the problem at all, but could start
a thought process that might.

-Craig

On Wednesday, July 27, 2011, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote:
> At 09:27 AM 7/27/2011, Frederick M. Wasserstein wrote:
>>
>> Thanks for all the responses on the headlight issue, when the money tree
has
>> fall  bills off I will buy a kit to fix the problem. New one for you
guys, I
>
> Go through your headlight wiring with a voltmeter and find out where
> you're losing voltage, and fix that.  The 1.9l vans with 7" round
> headlights should give as good light as any 7" round sealed-beam
> light, which is better than a lot of newer vehicles with custom
> headlights (and enormously better than the custom low beams on 2.1l vans).
>
> Yours,
> David
>