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> Headlight Switch, Felt very warm..
jim_hoyland
post Oct 5 2024, 06:53 PM
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While working on other electrical gremlins I had the headlight switches out.
It seemed like it was heating up when on; almost hot.
The related issue: when headlight's on, one of the dash turn signal lights comes on ?
Is my switch shorting out ?
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post Oct 5 2024, 07:07 PM
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QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 5 2024, 05:53 PM) *

While working on other electrical gremlins I had the headlight switches out.
It seemed like it was heating up when on; almost hot.
The related issue: when headlight's on, one of the dash turn signal lights comes on ?
Is my switch shorting out ?

Jim, that doesn’t sound quite right. I was going to ask how you know if the car is warm in SoCal, but figure that you can indeed tell. Both turn signals? I know that the signals are supposed to work in daytime, so a connection between the switches isn’t expected.
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post Oct 5 2024, 07:29 PM
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QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Oct 5 2024, 05:53 PM) *

While working on other electrical gremlins I had the headlight switches out.
It seemed like it was heating up when on; almost hot.
The related issue: when headlight's on, one of the dash turn signal lights comes on ?
Is my switch shorting out ?

Jim, that doesn’t sound quite right. I was going to ask how you know if the car is warm in SoCal, but figure that you can indeed tell. Both turn signals? I know that the signals are supposed to work in daytime, so a connection between the switches isn’t expected.


Is it normal for the light switch to heat up ? I had the switch out where I could check it out.


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Were the headlamps in use when you checked the temperature at the switch? A few days back you mentioned there was an issue with your turn signal indicator not functioning correctly. Is there a common thread here? I have lots of 76 parts if you want to throw parts at it until you find the problem. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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