Advertise at CC
|
|
Main Menu
|
| S |
M |
T |
W |
T |
F |
S |
| |
|
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
| 5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
| 12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
| 19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
| 26 |
27 |
28 |
29 |
30 |
|
|
|
|
CC Advertisers
|
|
08-15-2009, 04:51 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters, 302
Posts: 30
|
|
Not Ranked
When you switched to high beams you were grounding the circuit instead of powering headlights?
|
08-15-2009, 04:59 PM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jcmrant
When you switched to high beams you were grounding the circuit instead of powering headlights?
|
Yes! but where?  
__________________
"the other ed"
Last edited by capteddie; 08-15-2009 at 05:21 PM..
|
08-15-2009, 05:28 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2009
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic Roadsters, 302
Posts: 30
|
|
Not Ranked
oh sure now you want to know where? :-) How about at the headlight?
|
08-15-2009, 05:30 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jcmrant
oh sure now you want to know where? :-) How about at the headlight?
|
LOL not at the headlights That's what makes this gremlin hunt so interesting.... keep thinking.... 
__________________
"the other ed"
|
08-15-2009, 05:30 PM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
Posts: 948
|
|
Not Ranked
Probably under the hi beam switch if it is the floor based model.
|
08-15-2009, 05:35 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by onefastmustang
Probably under the hi beam switch if it is the floor based model.
|
It is a floor based dimmer switch.... but that's not where the problem was
__________________
"the other ed"
|
08-15-2009, 05:43 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
Posts: 948
|
|
Not Ranked
Inside a relay that was being triggered by said switch?
|
08-15-2009, 05:49 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by onefastmustang
Inside a relay that was being triggered by said switch?
|
Sorry... no...
This gremlin was so hidden it turned DVs hair 43 different shades of gray. So here's my take on the how things shook out.
So I would turn the head lights on and everything was fine. As soon as I hit the floor mounted dimmer switch and toggle the high beams, we would loose the head lights. Parking and turn indicator lights were fine.
__________________
"the other ed"
|
08-15-2009, 05:54 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
Posts: 948
|
|
Not Ranked
oh.. so it was your highly electric personality that was shorting it out. You were the issue.. LOL
|
08-15-2009, 05:58 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by onefastmustang
oh.. so it was your highly electric personality that was shorting it out. You were the issue.. LOL
|
LOL  I wish!!! Sadly... It had the same problem when anyone else would hit the high beams.
__________________
"the other ed"
|
08-15-2009, 06:19 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wixom,
Mi
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic, 347
Posts: 41
|
|
Not Ranked
How about the indicator light.
|
08-15-2009, 06:21 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Fairfield,
ca
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII with a Stroked Windsor
Posts: 948
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by MotorcityCobra
How about the indicator light.
|
good one... Sadly I forgot about that one. I have no indicator lite on mine yet. |
08-15-2009, 06:25 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Algonquin,
IL
Cobra Make, Engine: CRII 351W/408 Stroker
Posts: 936
|
|
Not Ranked
Quote:
Originally Posted by MotorcityCobra
How about the indicator light.
|
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
We have a winner!!!!
Here's DVs PM to me...
3/32"s of an inch is all we needed or was all that it was taking to ground out! Had the 'socket' been turned left or right that much it would have missed the plate that I had to weld in for the column support!
Moving the plate AND putting a whole new 'Hi-Beam indicator light assembly in place-with clearance.
__________________
"the other ed"
|
08-15-2009, 06:31 PM
|
 |
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 1999
Location: Pentwater,
Mi
Cobra Make, Engine: Professional Cobra & Streetrod Builder
Posts: 4,473
|
|
Not Ranked
Motorcity,
ding,ding DING!
Well done!
When I installed the dash the center dash light or "hi-beam indicator" spade, even though insulated with heat-shrink came into contact with the bottom portion of the cowl bar! Ground was severe enough to blow the bulb! 3/32's of an inch in either direction the spade would have missed! At least for now.
Every car I have ever made always had at least one Gremlin" but this one took the cake!
Motorcity, again, way to think it through!
DV
__________________
Ed -DV- Combs
101st ABN bunker. LZ Sally, north of Hue 1969
"Tranquility"
WE Are Family!
Thought this might it easier on people trying to get 767jockey's parts to me:
4905 Wayne Rd
Pentwater, Mi 49449
|
08-15-2009, 07:01 PM
|
|
Registered User
|
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Wixom,
Mi
Cobra Make, Engine: Classic, 347
Posts: 41
|
|
Not Ranked
Can I trade in these earned stars for future dumb questions?? 'cause I'm a newbie at Cobra builds and I got a million of 'em.
Regards,
MC
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:11 PM.
|
