This bothered me, so I used a high wattage diode (like the ones used in
generators, etc.) between the headlamp terminal and parking lamp terminal as
a solution (this solves just getting the park lamp business....).
Allen in Seattle
'50 3100
----- Original Message -----
From: "Doug Pewterbaugh" <dpewter@email.msn.com>
To: <MLayton324@aol.com>; <climbandmaintain@yahoo.com>;
<oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 2:25 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
> This discussion occurred a while ago on the list & was confirmed that the
> running (parking) lights were correctly wired to go out when the
headlights
> came on. It was summarized that in later years, autos were wired to keep
> the running lights on when the headlights were turned on, in order to help
> distinguish oncoming cars from motorcycles when one headlight was burned
> out.
>
> Regards,
> Doug Pewterbaugh
> dpewter@msn.com
> Denton, TX
> 49 3104 216 5-window
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MLayton324@aol.com>
> To: <climbandmaintain@yahoo.com>; <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2000 4:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Parking lights
>
>
> > mike
> > on my 50 model the parking lights go off when the headlites go on
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Layton
> > Sumter SC
> >
> > 37 1ton
> > 50 2 ton
> > 50 suburban 3106
> > 50 3600 wrecker
> > 50 3100
> > 50 panel
> > 51 panel
> > 51 3600 flat bed dually
> > 51 suburban 3116
> > 52 suburban 3116
> > 52 3100 5wdo
> > 59 apache fleetside
> > 66 c20
> > 68c30
> >
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
>
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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