Toby:
Thanks much for your response. You are responsible for me ending my
quest for that apparent, phantom, "Passing Light Relay", shown on my
wiring diagram. Thank you also, "Ron and Julie Edgar". The wiring
diagram I use is in the Clymer "Datsun Sports Car Manual", perporting to
be for SPL-311(U), and SRL-311(U)--later models. Does show a 6-fuse
block, and is more up to date than my original, "green book" service
manual purchased shortly after the car, late '60's.
Anyhow, I had refurbished the "head lamp" relay cleaning all contacts
(lugs and spades) and "pounding" one of the riveted lug contacts to
achieve 0 ohm resistance. That, overhauling the switch, and cleaning
corrosion for the headlight fuse got me high beams--finally.
So, I guess the next logical step is to check the connectors to the
headlamps, themselves.
Again, thanks for steering me in the right direction. (and Big Island
drivers will, as well, since I do have pretty bright halogens for my
high beams).
Aloha,
Dave
'68 1600
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Toby B wrote:
>
> David R. Conrad wrote:
> >
> > Ron & Julie Edgar wrote:
> > >
> > > Under the hood on the left side just forward of the master cylinders are
> > > both the horn relay and the high beam relay.
> > >
> > Thanks!!, but the first of those relays (back to front) is the headlight
> > relay. I fixed that, and now have high beams, but in shifting to low
> > beam, they go out. The wiring diagram shows a "passing light" relay
> > which I can't locate. Figure it's either that, connections to it, or
> > (less likely) the switch in the turn indicator lever.
> >
> > But, at least, I now have headlights!!
> >
> > Aloha,
> > Dave
> > '68 1600
> nope, that's yer bird. It's the only relay in the headlight circuit.
> Here's the part that may help- the relay actually is ON for LOW beams on
> my car (also a '68) and off for highs. Since your lights change state
> when you flick the switch (admittedly not the right WAY) I bet it's not
> the hi-lo switch but either the connections or the relay itself. Check
> the connections carefully- if they get corrosion in them at the light or
> at the relay, they can be a BUGGER to get to work.
> Good luck,
> Toby
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