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1980 Pickup: High Beams do not come on.

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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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1980 Pickup: High Beams do not come on.

When I turn on my high beams both headlights cut out. However, when I pull the handle back the high beams will come on. I checked power to the lights and when I do turn the high beams on, all prongs on the three prong plug have power to them, but the light doen not come on.

Please help. I'm stumped.
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Old Nov 21, 2010 | 09:19 PM
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you should have a ground to each light. both filaments share a ground connection but have 2 power circuits. check your grounds, then check out your headlight switch
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 12:20 PM
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Thanks for the reply. I figured it out this morning. I tore down the steering column all the way to the guts of the light switch. I took a thin sheet of sand paper and cleaned each connection of the brass/copper mechanism. After that the lights worked just fine. I was also able to straighten my steering wheel at the same time.
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Old Nov 22, 2010 | 06:09 PM
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awesome!
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