[TR] TR3 Fickering Headlights

[Paul Dorsey]

How about insufficient grounding?
Paul in Athens, GA

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Danielson" <75tr6 at tr6.danielsonfamily.org>
To: "William Brewer" <wsb1960tr3a at att.net>; "Triumphs" 
<triumphs at autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 29, 2011 8:02 AM
Subject: Re: [TR] TR3 Fickering Headlights


>I had a similar problem with my TR6 and it turned out to be the switch. 
>Take a look (http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org/HeadlightSwitch.htm) at what 
>the innards of my switch looked like and you'll see why. It was an easy fix 
>so it might worth checking on your car too.
>
>
> Bob Danielson
> http://tr6.danielsonfamily.org
> 1975 TR6 with:
> Throttle Body Injection
> Toyota 5 Speed
> Nissan Diff & CVJs
>
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: William Brewer
> Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 10:20 PM
> To: Triumphs
> Subject: [TR] TR3 Fickering Headlights
>
>     I got called back into work tonight. Driving in, my headlights would
> flicker on and off. Once I left them off for awhile and then jiggled the
> headlamp switch to the left and the lights worked again. This appears to 
> to be
> where the problem is, but I wouldn't stake my life on it. At the same time 
> the
> headlamps flicker the panel lights go out as well. I am thinking the 
> problems is
> in the headlamp switch, but it looks like it could be the connection at 
> the
> ignition switch. Is there anywhere else I should be looking?
>     Intermittent faults are the worst...
>     I just fixed the blue & white wire the came unattached at the high 
> beam
> dimmer switch. I don't see how the problem could be there.
>     TIA,
>
>     -Bill in Tehachapi
>
>
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