Date:         Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:40:00 -0500
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Headlight's won't come on (relay bad?)
Comments: To: "Danny C." <bruiserbabie@YAHOO.COM>
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No relay unless someone added one. This is either a bad contact on the
ignition switch or the headlight switch. The hi-low beams are actually
controlled by contacts on the turn signal lever. In order to be able to
"flash" the hi beams with the headlights off, there is another wire going to
the hi-low beam switch that has power all the time. This is why the high
beams light when the switch is raised. As part of this design, if you turn
on the headlight switch with the ignition off, lifting the lever will cause
a back feed to everything on the ignition switch to such as wipers and turn
signals to get power. 

Dennis


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Danny C.
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 6:31 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Headlight's wont come on (relay bad?)

Does anyone have a PDF file they could send me of the Bentley Vanagon
manual? I need to know which relay is the hi beam low beam relay. My lights
wont come on unless you hold up the dimmer switch. And the relay does not
click. But when I pull up on the turn signal switch the high beam light on
the dash comes on and so do the lights but as soon as I let go they go back
off. Any help thanks........


Danny C.
'84 Westy (Vanny)
'90 Jeep Cherokee 4x4