Date:         Mon, 4 Feb 2008 12:26:21 -0800
Reply-To:     Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chad Lyles <chad.lyles@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Head lamp mystery (real questions this time)
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Hello all,

well for fear of looking dumb...again...i need help figuring out whats wrong
with my head lights.

Symptoms: passenger side head lamp does not work. keeps going
out...typically has been going out a week before the ignition switch goes
out. (just put in 2nd ignition in 2.5 months)

What i've done: i switched the working (Left)  headlamp with the non working
one (right)  to see if it was just a burned out head lamp...the right lamp
worked on the left side. and the left one did *not* work on the right side.
which obviously means its NOT the headlamp.
i also busted out my 8 dollar multimeter (which i dont know how to read or
use really) but what i did see was that when i connected + to the right head
lamp plug (if you are facing the front of the van i put the + in the right
terminal of the plug) and then put the neg post into the opposite terminal
(left one) ...and i got a reading in the green area of just under the "1"
mark  (to the far right)...and then i put the neg post in the top (or middle
terminal) and it went backwards on the meter...below negative... i dont know
what this tells me...but shouldnt that mean there is obviously flow? so why
isnt the head lamp working... mind you i have no idea what i am doing so be
gentle on my novice-ness.

also ..this is isolated to JUST the passenger head lamp...none of my other
lights or doing this... including marker lights and tail lights.
thanks, i hope this all make sense.
--
Chad~
84gl "Hop-a-long"