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Subject:Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
From:Greg Potts
Date:Tue, 8 Jul 2008 22:02:49 -0400

Hi Volks,

Tonight at dusk I drove home from my brothers house... by the time I
arrived at home it was dark enought to notice that my headlights were
not working. Trying the high beams lit up the road for a moment, but as
soon as I release the lever the highbeams die out again.

I had enough time to verify that the low beam fuses are still good, but
I wasn't able to dig any further.

Is this the dreaded headlight switch meltdown? Anyone near Toronto have
a suitable replacement part available? Can I borrow one from my Dad's
1980 aircooled van for the short term?

I guess I'll be  adding relays to prevent the next switch from repeating
this performance.

Happy Trails,

Greg Potts
1973/74/79 Westfakia "Bob the Tomato"
1987 Wolfsburg Weekender Hardtop
www.busesofthecorn.com
www.pottsfamily.ca

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