the other electrical prob

[falloutman2]

ok the other one as on my other post was my headlights well i did some trial and error i can turn my lights on and have the dimmer switch all the way down so i cant see my dash ..... :( but my lights wont flash ever then i can turn my dash lights on and my lights might blink might not its a 50/50 then when i turn my brights on it will blink in about 10-15 min after im driveing but have not done anythin to fix it yet as i need to take care of my other problem as speedfreek87 said i will keep this update and posted so you are MORE THAN WELCOME to post fixes and things i will this weekend find all the neg wires i can and clean them up and fix that one nicked power wire for the switch with solder and heat shrink and yes i have replaced the hl switch recentley after it was dooing it and it was gettin way to hot and with the new on it dosent seem to be that hot but...its and old car and kinda stubborn so well see and as stated before i dont have a voltmeter/cant find it so havent tested it yet

[speedfreak87]

which lights are blinking?

[falloutman2]

my headlights i have had the new halogen h4 not the autozone starbright ones these were like 90 bucks or so i belive they are the tri bars in for about 3 years there designed to work with the older mustangs and electrics with no problems i just got a new hl switch when i picked them up as per manufacture sugestion so i did it and no probems for the past 3 years just now there blinkin on off they do get very hot i noticed that when i put them in a while ago but like i said for 3 years no problems and kinda nice being abel to see at night with good bright light instead of that crappy yellow light that i can only see 5 feet infront of me so im kinda stumped hopeing i just need to fix that one portion of the wire with that hole and then look for a loose/dirty ground so i may clean/put a new one on or just run a new ground wire if its a ground issue as i think it is

[speedfreak87]

your switch might be going bad.. also, if the wires are getting hot, they might not be able to handle the headlights, so you have one of two choices.. change the headlights to the correct oem ones, or add a circuit to the light ( In know that's not the word I want, but I'm fried right now from working on my website... )

[falloutman2]

well i have replaced the the heallight switch and it is still doing it and the headlights have never given me a problem ever so i dont belive its them its probley that power wire with that small hole in it groundin out somewhare or to much resistance bc in that spool of wire one or more of those copper strands might be broken

[speedfreak87]

check the whole wire to make sure it's not broken anywhere.. that would not be good if it is..

[mustangman68302]

check the connection on the back of the head lights, sometimes the plugs get a little lose on there and move around as your driving that will cuase them to do weird things, and check if theres any corrosion in there that will do the same also, and check the tabs on the back of the bulbs ive had them come lose and screw up my lights good luck:mick:

[falloutman2]

ok i belive i fixed my lights here it goes i have a nother electrical harnes for a 72 302 coupe so i did a compair contrast i cut the power wire from the head light switch (10 gauge yellow one) then cut the one longer on the spair harnes yes i used a solder gun and heat shrink rap stuff then found the ground wires for the head lights there in the engine compartment in front of the radiator i got a grinder and got nice shiney metal and then sanded the connection of the wire then put it all back to gether drove it around a bit maybe 15 20 min no head light flashin had my lights on with my dash lights to do everythin seems to be on the up and up........but its an 36 years old so it might start actin up

[speedfreak87]

Sounds like it's fixed.

[falloutman2]

nope i drove it around yesterday night for an hour or two and still there flashing......... but same deal if dash lights arnt on they dont do it so.... after i get that timeing fixed its electrical for lights..........

[speedfreak87]

there is either a short somewhere, or that switch went bad.

[falloutman2]

ya i know its sad times maybe those h4's theres a short in the light itself so im goin to check that later but....worst case i can drive with no dashlights bc i need that timeing fixed then on to that problem and if ya got those timeing gears im still intrested was lookin at summit and the peter jackson ones work for all years of 221-351 so i should be good and do ya know if there the noisey or quiet ones i dont care just courious

[jcp123]

The headlights in my '68 used to be intermittant. I got under the dash and rammed the wiring connector the rest of the way home, and voila, fixed.

My '67 has it where the instrument lights don't work though...

[speedfreak87]

ya i know its sad times maybe those h4's theres a short in the light itself so im goin to check that later but....worst case i can drive with no dashlights bc i need that timeing fixed then on to that problem and if ya got those timeing gears im still intrested was lookin at summit and the peter jackson ones work for all years of 221-351 so i should be good and do ya know if there the noisey or quiet ones i dont care just courious


I forgot all about it this weekend.. they are or should be packed in one of my boxes, I just don't know which one.. I'm not sure if they were noise or quiet, I never heard the motor run.

[mustangman68302]

The headlights in my '68 used to be intermittant. I got under the dash and rammed the wiring connector the rest of the way home, and voila, fixed.

My '67 has it where the instrument lights don't work though...

man my 68 is the same way all my lights work but i cant get my instrument lights to, i cant figure it out any ideas?

[falloutman2]

well if ther ran like christmas lights (one goes out they all do) maybe you got a bad bulb in no electrican but its an idea