[Shotimes] What next?

[Zach Leahy]

Doug,
 there is a recall on the headlight switch, often if will melt the plug
behind it. Since there are no relays for the lights, the full current
travels through the switch, which can generate a lot of heat. So much so
that occasionally the switch melts. Call Ford, have them do it, or het the
parts and do it yourself. basically they cut off th old connector and Crip
terminal a new one on.
 BTW mine was melted to the point of failure, that's how I know it is a
problem and found out about the recall on them even thoguh it was not really
publicized.
 Z


On 11/21/05, Ian Fisher <dataflash@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> My guess is that the temperature was approaching
> absolute zero where all molecular activity slows down
> and stops. The headlights probably weren't getting any
> electrons.
>
> haha
>
> I wonder if it's a bad headlight switch? There was a
> TSB/recall for the 93 headlight switches. I know that
> mine is partially melted but it still works great. Now
> that I have the headlight harness I don't really care
> (the switch isn't seeing as much of a load as it did
> before).
>
> Ian
>
> --- Bill Murray <fordsho@cloud9grafx.com> wrote:
>
> > I had this happen about 2 years ago. It was end of
> > January probably, I just
> > remember is was very cold out, teens to single
> > digits at night. I would
> > drive while holding the stalk back for a few minutes
> > till the car was warmed
> > up, and the lights would eventually work like
> > normal. I thought about the
> > MFS, but I had recently replaced it and didn't have
> > any other problems.
> > Eventually the problem went away and I haven't
> > experienced it since. I'm
> > sure it will happen this winter now that you've
> > brought it up.
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Doug Copeland [mailto:doug.copeland@gmail.com]
> >
> > Sent: Monday, November 21, 2005 10:09 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] What next?
> >
> > hi all
> >
> > If my recent valve cover seal experience wasn't
> > enough fun for this somewhat
> > beginner mechanic, my car decided to give me another
> > mind teaser. Tonight I
> > turned off of the brightly lit street I had been
> > driving on to go down a
> > side road and I noticed something: it was dark.
> > Really dark. So dark that I
> > realized I had no headlights. I've had this problem
> > a couple of times
> > before, and before all I had to do was flash the
> > brights and when I would
> > let go the low beams would come back on. Not so
> > tonight. When I let go of
> > the wiper switch, the lights went off again. I tried
> > several more times with
> > no luck. I tried switching completely to high beams,
> > but got no lights. I
> > tried turning off the autolamp switch and just using
> > the manual one, but got
> > no luck there either. The parking lights work, but
> > nothing else does. The
> > only way I could get the headlights to work was to
> > pull the wiper switch
> > back and hold it while I drove. First thought is
> > that the wiper switch may
> > be going bad, but I really have no idea. I'm open to
> > suggestions here given
> > that I need headlights before someone gets mad at me
> > for driving with my
> > brights and ends up beating up this crawny little
> > guy.
> >
> > Doug
> > 95 mtx (that is apparently mad at me)
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