Can any one help?
My 85' F-350 headlights are on the dim side as are the dash lights. Come to think of it the horn sounds but you can put your head next to it and the sound wouldn't hurt you.
Any ideas out there??
truck electricals wimping out
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F-100Ranger
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truck electricals wimping out
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re: truck electricals wimping out
Come to think of it the fuel gage is real slow moving. I have dual tanks and when I switch it takes the guage a couple of minutes to move if at all.
Could this be tied into my other problems????
Could this be tied into my other problems????
67 Austin Healey 3000- resto - subframe rebuilt so far
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re: truck electricals wimping out
Clean your negative battery terminal.
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re: truck electricals wimping out
My dim switch also is a 3-way switch. It give me either high, low or no lights. Could that be the problem?????
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68 F-100 LB w FE410-in progress frame-off resto
02 Sebring Convertible- for top-down relaxation
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The gauge is naturally slow on switching. Turn the key off then on for an instant reading.
Check your grounds, but in the 80s ford really skimped on the wiring sizes. I rewired my 84s headlights straight to the battery with relay controls. SUPER bright with normal bulbs.
I'll post a writeup on how to soon.
Adrianspeeder
Check your grounds, but in the 80s ford really skimped on the wiring sizes. I rewired my 84s headlights straight to the battery with relay controls. SUPER bright with normal bulbs.
I'll post a writeup on how to soon.
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I'm looking forward to your diagram
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68 F-100 LB w FE410-in progress frame-off resto
02 Sebring Convertible- for top-down relaxation
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02 Sebring Convertible- for top-down relaxation
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re: truck electricals wimping out
Clean and or upgrade the wire size on all your ground leads. I had dim headlights on my old 68 F100 SWB and just cleaning the ground lead behind the left headlight made them go (both) real bright. My halogens were real dim and the same thing was happening on this truck
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If you're not up to making a relay harness, here's one for sale:
http://fordfuelinjection.com/?p=66
http://fordfuelinjection.com/?p=66
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good stuff clarko- thanks
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Re: re: truck electricals wimping out
Not natural Shoot the Demon Dimmer Switch and get another one.F-100Ranger wrote:My dim switch also is a 3-way switch. It give me either high, low or no lights. Could that be the problem?????