Attention 1934 Packard Owners - Headlight problem driving me batty

Posted by Tom Laferriere On 2009/3/22 16:19:24

Hi all,

Let me preface this post by saying my 1934 1104 has never been apart or restored and the headlights (and everything else) have worked fine for the past 50 years. Now they don't. The only thing that changed was a comfy ride in an enclosed trailer for 1000 miles and a new owner.

When I got home with the car, I showed the family the car and how everything worked. I was showing how even the running board and rear seat lights worked when either rear door was open.

There are 4 positions on the headlight switch. Off, parking, two driving modes, and the last being single light mode. All of this was fine when I got it home. After I left the lights on for about 10 minutes, they didn't work anymore, but only the two driving lights mode. The parking and single light mode still work. It all cases, the taillights no longer work, but the brake lights do.

Seemed simple to me, a fuse must of blown. So, checking only two fuses I can see, they are fine. I know the switch is fine in those positions because the rear courtesy lights work when the rear doors are open ONLY if the headlight switch is in one of the 3 on positions. I am thinking there must a another fuse somewhere, but I cannot find it. Because I dont have manuals at this time, I am posting this, as I KNOW this must be simple!

Thank for reading and I hope it made sense.

Tom Laferriere