inverted dashlights

[atdick]

hi all,

 

i've been looking through the forum for quite some time, but haven't found this question so far. hopefully someone knows of this problem.

 

i think that my headlight switch must be going bad. when the truck is running, the dashlights are on. but when i turn the headlights are on, the dashlights shut off. it's sort of a problem. the radio is an aftermarket deal that my brother put in, but i don't know if that has anything to do with it. (he's not so electronically gifted)

 

i just got this truck from my little brother because i'm at college and don't drive much, so i traded him (bad idea). anyways, it doesn't pose much of a problem at the moment, because the master cylinder on the clutch is bad anyways (waiting on a new one - any suggestions?)

 

just thought that this was odd. i don't have the wiring diagrams with me, so i can't look it up.

 

thanks!

[aemsee]

You might want to pull the radio and unplug it just to be sure.

[DirtyComanche]

I had a pinched wire on my stereo. It pinch the illumination lead. It would cause the dash lights to work for a while, then blow fuses. Eventually it killed the dimmer switch too.

 

 

So, take a look. And if not, replace the dimmer. It requires some contortionism.

[atdick]

thanks guys. i'll try that tomorrow when i get some free time.

 

contorsionism - not really my thing. =/