When you pull the stalk back to flash the headlights you are using a
separate switch and power supply to the normal dip/main switch but the same
wiring to the lamps. Because of this if the lamps are switched to dipped
beam when you pull on the stalk you (should) get all four filaments lit.
For this reason the headlamp flasher is best tested with the lights off. If
only one of the headlamps goes to the high beam with the flasher than there
is a problem in the wiring from the LH lamp to the RH lamp, its bulb or bulb
holder.
If pushing the stalk forward for main beam (with the lights switched on)
means the dipped filaments go out on both lamps and the high filaments don't
light on either lamp then, seeing how at least one headlamp works with the
flasher, you also have a problem in the dip/main switch, could be dirty
contacts or broken/melted.
If neither headlamp works on main beam or headlamp flasher then you could
have any number of problems in switches, wiring, bulbs or connections.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Geoffrey Gallaway <geoffeg@sloth.org>
To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2000 8:17 PM
Subject: Figuring out the wires
> Ok, so does someone on the list have experience with the headlights on a
> BGT? I have the situation where while lowbeams are selected on the stalk I
> get both headlights on lowbeams, pulling the stalk back (to flash the
> highbeams) I get the right headlight to a highbeam and the left one stays
> lowbeam. Pushing the stalk forward for always-on highbeams I get nothing.
> What the heck is going on?
>
> AFAIK, headlights have three connections, ground and two hots, one for
> lowbeam and the other for highbeam. So, when I pull back on the stalk for
> flashing the highbeams or push the stalk forward for setting the highbeams
> on, I should be powering the ground and the highbeam hot. When I set the
> stalk to center for lowbeams on, I should be powering the ground and the
> lowbeam hot. Is this not how it works?
>
> Geoff
>
> --
> Geoffrey Gallaway || I must be a real system administrator, the real world
> geoffeg@sloth.org || doesn't make sense to me anymore.
> D e v o r z h u n || -- Doug
>
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