Re: Head beams turning off and on

Posted by Fred Puhn On 2013/6/18 9:38:39

I have gone through lots of wiring issues on my 23rd series Deluxe 8 including a new harness. The trunk area has a number of wires in the rear with almost no mechanical protection. If you have "junk in the trunk" as I do these wires can get bent crushed, dinged, shorted, and even disconnected. Old crumbling insulation and missing or cracked rubber gromments make these problems worse. If I was redesigning a Packard I would have put a simple cover ahead of the wires so they are protected.

I have found that there is no good fix for old wiring other than replacing it or at least putting on new insulation (like a tape wrap or shrink tubing). Also cleaning up the wire connections helps a lot with dim lights and intermittant connections.