Flicker'n headlights
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What else is left, Gene? You must have annoyed someone royalty, got some imps playing in the wires. You went through all the grounds,,, checked wires,,, flashers,,,fuses,,voltage regulator,,all related components?
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Flickering headlights
Try replacing the headlight switch box. It's located in the dash behind the **** that turns the lights off and on. My headlights were flickering and replacing the switchbox fixed it.
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When the lights were flickering in my '73, I found a rubbed spot in the taillight wiring going through the crossmember just infront of the rear bumper. It was grounding out the whole system. So I repaired the wire and covered it in a piece of rubber hose and haven't had problems since.
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I agree with 73Custom, there is probably a wire rubbing on the frame somewhere causing this. I had this trouble with my 85 and it was the trailer wiring that was rubbing on the trailer hitch. A quick way to verify, is to unplug the whole tailight harness and see what happens. Do the lights go out or just flicker? If they go out and come back on a few seconds later, then new headlight switch is the answer.
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flickering
also there might be a spare tire courtesy like just inside the bumper, had my 75 do the same thing when it rained or was a real heavy dewey morning. the courtesy light was missing the cover and was getting shorted by the rain
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Is your alternator working right? Does everything dim, or just the headlights? I had a 79 which the alternator took about 6 monthes to go, in the mean time the lights would flicker just enough to notice, but would always work.
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Originally posted by 78fordman
Is your alternator working right? Does everything dim, or just the headlights? I had a 79 which the alternator took about 6 monthes to go, in the mean time the lights would flicker just enough to notice, but would always work.
Is your alternator working right? Does everything dim, or just the headlights? I had a 79 which the alternator took about 6 monthes to go, in the mean time the lights would flicker just enough to notice, but would always work.
Marty