OK, here's what I've got going on:
Went to drive the truck somewhere the other day, and when I turned on the lights, the headlights came on just fine, but the dash illumination basically said to me::goodfinge
I tried jiggling the switch a little, and found that if I push the knob back in ever so slightly, I can get them to work again--but gotta be careful, 'cause if I push too far the headlights cut out.
Did the troubleshooting thing first, dug out the trusty Haynes and went thru the continuity checks for the switch, and it all checked out; even if I was jiggling the switch rod. Just for good measure, I grabbed a new switch (hell, they're cheap), but still got the same problem.
Started screwing around with it when I had the dash apart, and can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary-no charring on the connector, cant really get much wiggle out of any of the wires, it all revolves around the mechanicals of the switch (at least as near as I can tell)--it's almost like the switch rod pulls out just a tad too far, but it seems odd to me that I would have the same problem on 2 switches
Anyone got any ideas of what I might be missing?
Oh, and just before anyone asks or suggests it:
91 Eddie Bauer model, and I installed a relay setup for the headlights about a year ago when the plugs for the headlight bulbs had to be replaced; so I am running reduced draw thru the switch as well
Went to drive the truck somewhere the other day, and when I turned on the lights, the headlights came on just fine, but the dash illumination basically said to me::goodfinge
I tried jiggling the switch a little, and found that if I push the knob back in ever so slightly, I can get them to work again--but gotta be careful, 'cause if I push too far the headlights cut out.
Did the troubleshooting thing first, dug out the trusty Haynes and went thru the continuity checks for the switch, and it all checked out; even if I was jiggling the switch rod. Just for good measure, I grabbed a new switch (hell, they're cheap), but still got the same problem.
Started screwing around with it when I had the dash apart, and can't seem to find anything out of the ordinary-no charring on the connector, cant really get much wiggle out of any of the wires, it all revolves around the mechanicals of the switch (at least as near as I can tell)--it's almost like the switch rod pulls out just a tad too far, but it seems odd to me that I would have the same problem on 2 switches
Anyone got any ideas of what I might be missing?
Oh, and just before anyone asks or suggests it:
91 Eddie Bauer model, and I installed a relay setup for the headlights about a year ago when the plugs for the headlight bulbs had to be replaced; so I am running reduced draw thru the switch as well