Bright lights dont work
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Laughing Gas
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Bright lights dont work
Well I am going down my country road last night and flipped the brights on and everything went dark.
The battery light had been flickering and the volt gauge running high when the bat light comes on. Last time that happened just meant the piece of crap NAPA Golds where going bad so I was just waiting for the slow crank, but that has not happend yet. Also kinda wiered.... when the battery light would stay on for a few seconds and the volt gauge would peg the electric windows would not work untill the light went out.
Got home late last night so did not try to search, searched for awhile this morning but couldnt find anything and I gottta go
Any ideas would be great.
thanks all
Joe
The battery light had been flickering and the volt gauge running high when the bat light comes on. Last time that happened just meant the piece of crap NAPA Golds where going bad so I was just waiting for the slow crank, but that has not happend yet. Also kinda wiered.... when the battery light would stay on for a few seconds and the volt gauge would peg the electric windows would not work untill the light went out.
Got home late last night so did not try to search, searched for awhile this morning but couldnt find anything and I gottta go
Any ideas would be great.
thanks all
Joe
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Sounds like you have an intermittent short somewhere.
Is it just your high beams that don't work? They are on their own fuse. That is step one.
If all the lights went out and the truck kept running, that is more serious. Can you please clarify?
Is it just your high beams that don't work? They are on their own fuse. That is step one.
If all the lights went out and the truck kept running, that is more serious. Can you please clarify?
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Laughing Gas
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Well I found some time to poke around a little bit. I did not see anything obvious, checked the number 16 fuse it was fine. Been rainy here today so will have to find some time to look a little harder.
Too answer some previous questions.... only the high beams are not working. Truck kept running, the running lights stay on the highbeam indicator light on the dash comes on. I just loose all head lights when I switch to high beam, everything else seems to be working fine except the intermitent battery warning light.
Too answer some previous questions.... only the high beams are not working. Truck kept running, the running lights stay on the highbeam indicator light on the dash comes on. I just loose all head lights when I switch to high beam, everything else seems to be working fine except the intermitent battery warning light.
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You did mention it has been raining the past few days....
Have you checked behind the fuse panel and the GEM to make sure you don't have the dreaded windshield leak and the GEM is getting wet?
Have you checked behind the fuse panel and the GEM to make sure you don't have the dreaded windshield leak and the GEM is getting wet?
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Laughing Gas
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thanks for all the advice
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No it does not work either, I also noticed that the highbeam indicator on the insturment panel only comes on in the flash to pass and not when I flip to high beam. I have not checked for the leak, hopefully I will get some time tomorrow to look a little closer
thanks for all the advice
thanks for all the advice
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Laughing Gas
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Thanks for all the help. I am still trying to find some time to get in there. Cold/rainy weather has me behind with my business trying to catch up on the weekends.
I think I am going to look at getting all new cables, I dont like the condition that my ends are getting in.
I think I am going to look at getting all new cables, I dont like the condition that my ends are getting in.
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