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headlights shut off
phil88tbird Offline
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#1
okay here is the deal, i have an 87 turbo coupe and when i am driving down the road after awhile at night the headlights will shut off, COMPLETELY if i fiddle with the turn signal stock like turn the brights off and on sometimes the headlights will come back on, otherwise i have to hold the turn signal stock back to keep the brights on (or i will have NO light at all)also the brights wont stay on, the stalk wont "click" when i pull it back liek it should, any help would be great, it's my daily driver. just became that after setting for awhile
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jmthunderbirdturbo Offline
Posting Freak
#2
sounds like the switch in the column is busted. time to find a replacement...

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1988 TC 5MT-Blue/Blue check-off car. resto-project.
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Kev Offline
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#3
Definitely sounds like the switch in the column. Once you get it swapped out, be sure to go to the tech articles here and spend a little extra on running relays for the lights. This modification will take almost all of the heat from the current out of the switch and prolong its life drastically.
Kev
1988 TC 5spd
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Liquid_force Offline
Senior Member
#4
I messed with 2 or 3 different switches, and 2 or 3 different blinker stalks for similar problems.
Finally I tried the relay fix.

Do yourself a favor and just install the relay.
88 TC -- Dark Blue 283k
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DonH Offline
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#5
I second the relay. The actual cause of the problem is most likely the headlight switch being overloaded and the circuit breaker in the switch tripping.
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1978 Fairmont 2.3 4-spd Big-top S/W
1946 Willys CJ2A 134.2ci L4 No-top
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