are only the headlights failing and high beams are coming on when you use the stalk? Then it is most likely the headlight switch. If your blower and wipers also don't work, it is the ignition switch. Karl. On Wed, Jun 14, 2023 at 9:09 PM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > Can there be warning signs that the ignition switch is needing to be > replaced? > > On my 84 today horn didn’t work but I could hear it slightly at the horn. > I cycled the switch a few times and it started to work. A few months ago > my wife came home with no headlights, she only saw a flash when doing > something with the brights. I went out to check and they worked. They > continue to work several months later. Only thing I did is turn the key. > > Are these signs of a needed ignition switch change or something else? > > Eric Caron > 84 Westfalia |
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