If the engine carried on running then you had power to at least some of the
brown circuit that feeds the lights and the ignition.
Did the panel lights go out at the same time? If so then it sounds like a
problem in the brown feed to the light switch.
If not, then did you try the dip switch i.e. were both beams out? If so
then check the blue from the light switch to the dip switch. If the other
beam was OK then check the blue/white or blue/red from the dip-switch to the
headlamps.
BTW, the headlamp flasher is fed from a completely different circuit (the
purple) so if it happens again try pulling the headlamp flasher as well as
trying the dip switch.
PaulH.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Nina Barton <ninab@scoresheet.com>
To: mgs@autox.team.net <mgs@autox.team.net>
Date: 26 September 1999 20:38
Subject: Moss Sale, and new mystery to solve
>Got home safely, but (and you knew that was coming, didn't you?) half a
>block from home both headlights quit. Shortly before, I had noticed a sort
>of high pitched, sort of moaning or keening noise which was only within the
>range of hearing when the revs of the engine were pretty low. I thought I
>should check it out at some point, but then the lights went. Now, flashers
>work, side markers and turnsignals work, no ignition (alternator) light was
>to be seen at any point during this whole incident, but I'm looking for
>suggestions of what to check. This is a 71 BGT. I will look over fuses,
>and for any loose connections today, but what else should I get out the
>little multimeter and look for? Thanks in advance, Nina
>
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