Thanks for the guidance on this, Folks. Tracking down electrical
gremlins always gives me migraines!

On Tue, Jun 22, 2021 at 4:26 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Intermittent headlights usually indicate a bad wiring connection. Could
> also be a bad switch. Going back to 1971 the headlights are powered off the
> X contact on the ignition switch. On the Vanagon the high lever is powered
> directly from the fuse box, battery connection. So operating the lever
> bypasses the ignition and headlight switch. Since the lights do work with
> the lever pulled the ground is good. Bad ground would have only the high
> beam indicator light but no lights. If ignition switch than other stuff
> operated by the X contact such as the heater fans would also not work. The
> X contact also operates the load reduction relay. On the later vans the
> contacts at the back of the fuse box do fail so you may need to diagnose. I
> would start at the headlight switch. Get the Bentley, follow the circuit,
> and test for the failure.
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> On Behalf Of John
> Rodgers
> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 1:28 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Headlights
>
> Headlights have started cutting off and on. The  high beams fail more
> often than the low beams but they both do it. By pulling the switch stalk
> on the steering column they will stay on as long as I hold it back. Has
> anyone with ideas as to what this is all about? Do I need a new headlight
> switch. Or other?
>
> Thanks
>