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Old Jan 4, 2020 | 11:01 PM
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Just joining in looking for some help with My my 1965 f100 cc all of the outside lights work blinkers,
taillights front lights etc my problem is that when I turn the truck on or ignition switch on the dash lights are on when I turn the light switch on the dashboard light goes off.
 
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Old Jan 4, 2020 | 11:10 PM
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Light switch is rheostat is suspect. It controls those lights.
 
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The lights switch is new when the truck is on the dash lights are on when I turn on the headlight the dash lights turn off
 
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I’m thinking the ignition switch is not wired correctly
when I turn the truck on the dash lights should not turn on
 
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Am I correct
 
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Have you turned the light switch L-R to see if its turned off.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 12:26 AM
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Without turning the key on I turn on the headlights and the dash lights are on
 
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Yes the light switch is off when I turn on truck
 
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Headlights are working and everything else is just trouble with instrument panel light
 
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I asked you if you turned the switch L-R. Twist that thing.
 
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Old Jan 5, 2020 | 08:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Alex7581
Just joining in looking for some help with My my 1965 f100 cc all of the outside lights work blinkers,
taillights front lights etc my problem is that when I turn the truck on or ignition switch on the dash lights are on when I turn the light switch on the dashboard light goes off.
Did this occur when you bought the truck, or is this a new issue? 99% of the time when an electrical item responds in the wrong direction it is a ground issue. I'll think about it for a bit and see if I can come up with something for you.
You need to tell us a few things.
1) with the key off, what happens to the dash lights and the interior lights when you turn the head light switch all the way from left to right.
2) with the key on,what happens to the dash lights and the interior lights when you turn the head light switch all the way from left to right.
3) do the parking lights and the directional lights work with the key on or off?
4) Are the dash lights you are talking about the instrument panel illumination lights, or are they the directional indicator lights?
 
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The dash lights are the instrument panel lights I’m talking about
 
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Question 1
with key off when I turn light switch to all the way left it clicks over and turns on dome light turn to right turns off dome light
 
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with key on the instrument panel light is on when I turn light switch to left it clicks over and turns on dome light when I turn light switch right it turns off dome light and lowers the light on instrument panel
the lights for speedometer, fuel ,temp
 
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The headlights turn with keys on and off the blinkers and break lights only work with key on
 
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