Re: 1936 Packard 120 Headlight Switch short or wiring problem?
Posted by Ozstatman On 2011/6/26 1:20:28
Quote:Doug,
Haven't seen any Packard literature espousing such a feature, and it wouldn't be a bug either!
Some little while back my '41 120 Coupe experienced similar problems, this after all new wiring replaced the falling apart, frayed wiring of almost 70 years. Traced to a faulty dipper/dimmer/high-beam switch. Which, when replaced, fixed the problem.
I'll leave the technical aspects to the experts because anything to do with the electrical side of things is akin to magic to me!
Doug120B wrote:.....One possibility......is that the momentary shorting or cutting out was a 'feature' in 1936 as opposed to a 'bug'.....
Haven't seen any Packard literature espousing such a feature, and it wouldn't be a bug either!
Some little while back my '41 120 Coupe experienced similar problems, this after all new wiring replaced the falling apart, frayed wiring of almost 70 years. Traced to a faulty dipper/dimmer/high-beam switch. Which, when replaced, fixed the problem.
I'll leave the technical aspects to the experts because anything to do with the electrical side of things is akin to magic to me!
This Post was from: https://packardinfo.com/xoops/html/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?post_id=80339