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culturevirus
PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 6:29 am 
I'm one step away from getting the ol' Dart ready for daily use. I had an electrical meltdown at the firewall connector a couple years back and have replaced the engine harness with a junkyard found unit. I've got the car running fine but can't seem to get the headlights to operate. I don't have a repair manual but according the owners manual there's a circuit breaker for the headlights (what was Chrysler thinking?) instead of a fuse. Does anyone know where this circuit breaker is physically located so I can check it out? TIA

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Dart270
PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 9:07 am 
Quote:
: I'm one step away from getting the ol' Dart
: ready for daily use. I had an electrical
: meltdown at the firewall connector a couple
: years back and have replaced the engine
: harness with a junkyard found unit. I've got
: the car running fine but can't seem to get
: the headlights to operate. I don't have a
: repair manual but according the owners
: manual there's a circuit breaker for the
: headlights (what was Chrysler thinking?)
: instead of a fuse. Does anyone know where
: this circuit breaker is physically located
: so I can check it out? TIA


The circuit breaker is inside the headlight switch. You may have to get a new/different switch (Year One, Paddock....).

Cheers,

Lou
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Charlie Schmid
PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 9:23 am 
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: The circuit breaker is inside the headlight
: switch. You may have to get a new/different
: switch (Year One, Paddock....).
:
: Cheers,
:
: Lou


I got a new headlight switch, for my 66 Cuda, from Advance Auto Parts/Discount Auto Parts.
Charrlie_S

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culturevirus
PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 10:23 am 
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: I got a new headlight switch, for my 66 Cuda,
: from Advance Auto Parts/Discount Auto Parts.
: Charrlie_S


Thanks guys! I'll report back with my results.


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Doc.
PostPosted: Wed Sep 18, 2002 12:07 pm 
Quote:
: I'm one step away from getting the ol' Dart
: ready for daily use. I had an electrical
: meltdown at the firewall connector a couple
: years back and have replaced the engine
: harness with a junkyard found unit. I've got
: the car running fine but can't seem to get
: the headlights to operate. I don't have a
: repair manual but according the owners
: manual there's a circuit breaker for the
: headlights (what was Chrysler thinking?)
: instead of a fuse. Does anyone know where
: this circuit breaker is physically located
: so I can check it out? TIA


Be sure to also check the dimmer switch mounted on the floor, I have had these short-out and give me problems.
DD
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Chuck Rivers
PostPosted: Thu Sep 19, 2002 12:38 am 
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: I got a new headlight switch, for my 66 Cuda,
: from Advance Auto Parts/Discount Auto Parts.
: Charrlie_S


Charlie,

You may want to put that part number in our parts database.

Chuck



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culturevirus
PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:35 am 
Okay followup question. Now maybe I'm just a complete bonehead or missing something obvious. How does the switch release from the dash? I have the retaining nut/trim piece unscrewed but can't seem to get the knob off the shaft. To add to my confusion I see an NOS switch on ebay that doesn't appear to have a shaft. Does the shaft come off or the knob?

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GaryS
PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 9:55 am 
There is a button on the switch body that you have to push to release the shaft and knob.



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culturevirus
PostPosted: Fri Sep 20, 2002 11:46 am 
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: There is a button on the switch body that you
: have to push to release the shaft and knob.


Thanks for the quick reply Gary. That explains why I was nearly pulling the switch body thru the dash trying to get the *@#$% knob off!


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james longhurst
PostPosted: Sun Sep 22, 2002 10:23 am 
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: Charlie,
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: You may want to put that part number in our
: parts database.
:
: Chuck


i recently replaced the headlight switch on a friend's dakota (93?) and it was very similar to the early switch. i think it had an extra terminal for some extra dash lighting, but the main plug was the same. i believe they are interchangeable.

-james

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culturevirus
PostPosted: Mon Sep 23, 2002 11:21 am 
Well it turns out it wasn't the headlight switch after all. After a little troubleshooting of the patch job I did on the drivers side headlight harness it turned out it was the lights themsleves. Apparently when the meltdown occurred it burned out both headlights. Replacement of the bulbs solved the problem. Now on to the inoperative left turn signal...

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