Topic: all lights work but headlights


materguru    -- 10-01-2023 @ 12:51 PM
  i could use some advise. i am getting power to the wires going to each headlight from the light/horn rod bell. i lose power when i try to plug the 3 prong end that i have had made for sealed beams. i have power to the turn signals that i had rearranged when ordered wiring to make the top of bucket bulb as a turn signal. i lose the power from the plug bullets to the rubber plug in of the bulb wiring. i hope its not too confusing but please if not clear please ask any additional question to further diagnose. thanks to all in advance.


TomO    -- 10-09-2023 @ 4:24 PM
  I am not sure what you have wired up. I also don't know how and where you are measuring power going to the wires the feed the headlights.

As a suggestion you could run a 14gauge jumper from a battery source to the plug for one of the sealed beams and see if it lights up. If it doesn't run another jumper from a good grounding source like the battery or motor.

I use a paper clip to back probe the plug when I check voltage.



Tom


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