Guest Franey Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 Hi Folks, I seem to have created a problem for myself, on a 73 240 I took out the dash to put in white faced gauges and a dash cover, when I re-installed the dash and reconnected all the wiring everything works but the headlights. The tail lights work, so do the parking lights, the wiper, distributor power, etc., and I can see the amp gauge move when I turn on the lights. The headlights worked before I pulled the dash. I have no power to the two ten amp fuses that run the headlights; I have tried two different fuse blocks including one of those new ones from MSA with the blade type fuses. I have also checked the power to the combo switch, there is power coming in, and power going out when I turn on the lights. I was pretty careful about labeling all the connections and I have spent a fair amount of time checking and double checking to be sure they are all connected and properly seated. The car is in the final stages of a multi-year refurbishing, it was taken down to a body shell and rebuilt - the wiring was left in. The only other electrical change has been to install one of those alternators with an internal voltage regulator. Has anyone else had a similar problem, I would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions. Thanks, Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Franey Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 It was the combo switch!! Man, those things are a pain! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete280z Posted August 20, 2004 Share Posted August 20, 2004 I just did the same thing last month. I must have rested the dash on the combo switch while I was wrestling it back in the car. Whatever the case, the combo switch was broken after I got everything back together. I wound up cannibalizing a 280 switch to get the tiny plastic part that I broke. That wasn't fun, but it sure was a lot easier than pulling the dash back out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cronic Posted August 21, 2004 Share Posted August 21, 2004 I broke my combo switch all to hell when I removed my dash I need a new one now.... the lights come on randomly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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