Re: 1934 1103 ELECTRICAL PROBLEM

Posted by Tim Cole On 2011/12/30 18:34:56

Dear traum...

If you notice in Owen's light position sequence the right lamp uses three separate positions, while the left uses two.

Now this translates into the following colloquialisms:

a) park, b) city, c) pass, d) drive

The novelty of this system is that the right headlight lense is cut to throw it's beam to the left, so it dips for passing oncoming cars.

On the left side bulb socket there should be a bus bar connecting two filaments thus giving two light positions with three filaments. I think if that bus bar is in the wrong position it can divide the circuit the wrong way. The original bulb sockets were labelled 1 2 3 and I can't remember which two are connected except that I would assume City (or tilt) would be the same for both lamps, and thus, the bus bar connects the two remaining filaments.

As for burning out bulbs I have been told by a well known authority that original bulbs benefit greatly from a careful application of super glue to secure the glass to the socket. If that is vibrating the bulb can be damaged.

I would also check and make sure the voltage isn't spiking from a regulator problem, and the previously ground problem that may be causing pulsation fatigue. Nothing should be rattling or vibrating in those headlights.

Hope this helps