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Subject:Re: sporadic high beam prob on 85
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Wed, 7 Jul 1999 00:09:35 +0200

Caston/Payne wrote:

> The SA grille looks great on Vinnie, but there is a problem with the high
> beam circuit. Low beam is fine--high beam is sporadic. It switches on
> sometimes but not others. The flash function is ok as well. Disassembeled
> the headlight switch from the dash while the wife was driving on our last
> trip but it was not "fried" or anything like that. Cleaned it up real good
> and reassembled it. Fuses also seem to be fine. I suspect that it is the
> manual dimmer on the stalk. Any ideas?

At least one thing is certain - If this happens only on the highs, it can not
be the switch, as it only feeds power to the stalk. On the stalk, the power is
swithced and directed in certain paths, either for low or high. If it happens
on both low and high, it is probably the ignition- or headlight switch.

PerL
87 Syncro 112i