<VV> Seeking diagnosis - front lights not working - '66 Corvair

[Charles McKinley]

Brent,
	I had similar problems and discovered that the headlight dimmer  
switch (on the floor) had corroded contacts. Quite a bit of the  
lighting circuitry goes through that switch. I eventually replaced it.  
At least, it's pretty easy to check. First try switching it several  
times, and if that doesn't help, pull off the wire connector and put  
it back on firmly. Take a look at the connectors in the socket for  
signs of corrosion.

Chuck McKinley
63 Monza 900

On Nov 27, 2009, at 1:05 PM, Brent Fullard wrote:

>
>
> I would appreciate your thoughts and suggestions.
>
> Here is the condition I am faced with:
>
> (a) Both front parking lights not working - however rear parking  
> lights do
> work
>
> (b) Left front turn signal not working - however other 3 turn  
> signals work.
>
> (c) Headlights do not turn on - however high beams do work.
>
> Here's what I have checked in an attempt to diagnose these problems:
>
> (1) Parking light bulbs are correct dual filament bulbs (and both  
> filaments
> are intact for both bulbs). When I switch bulbs, left side to right  
> side,
> problem (b) still persists, leading me to conclude it's not the  
> bulbs at
> fault. BTW: The housings are like new and have zero corrosion.
>
> (2) I placed a separate back-up ground wire on the left lamp housing  
> in an
> attempt to solve problem (b), but it had no effect.
>
> Any thoughts on what the cause of these 3 conditions could be? Is  
> this being
> caused by one problem or two separate problems? Is the headlight  
> switch
> potentially at fault? If so, how do I bench test it? What else could  
> this
> be?
>
> Thanks!
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