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1937 sedan all headlight beams quit
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bradshari@aol.com |
09-22-2021 @ 5:11 PM
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Hi. I am a new member. I just bought a 1937 model 78. I love it. It is an older restoration. My driver low beam was out. I wiggled the wires where the headlight harness plugs into the headlight bucket harness and it came on. So I pulled it apart and plugged it in firmer. A male to female connector. Worked for a while. I had the lights on using the steering wheel switch and all of a sudden both lights went out. To include both high beams. The dash gauge lights now don’t work either. The pillar lights now don’t work either. I can not find any fuse box. Just a couple of in-line fuses here and there. It is a 6 volt. Before I fiddled with those drivers side wires all these worked to include the steering wheel switch. The horn still works. Sorry this is so long. Any thoughts? Thank you. Brad near Rochester NY
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nelsb01 |
09-22-2021 @ 5:45 PM
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Look under the dash, left of the cowl vent, there should be a fuse in the resistor. I know back in the day when that fuse went on my 1937 Ford 60hp, all lights quit.
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3w2 |
09-22-2021 @ 7:41 PM
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I'm sure that you meant to write "next to the resistor", not in the resistor.
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ford38v8 |
09-22-2021 @ 10:47 PM
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That single fuse serves all lights on the car. No other fuse was used unless the car has a radio, which will have an inline fuse. The light fuse is mounted on a fiber board next to the resistor, which, by the way, you never want to touch while the engine is running! look for it high on the firewall above the steering column. Take it with you to any auto supply store to match a replacement, as I remember, a 20 amp. Yes, that resistor gets hot. Alan
This message was edited by ford38v8 on 9-22-21 @ 10:49 PM
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feufeu |
09-23-2021 @ 5:46 AM
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Hi guys, Brad, i have too a tudor 37 85 HP. you'll find under the wiring diagram for the 1937 models. hope it will help. Feufeu from France.
This message was edited by feufeu on 9-23-21 @ 5:47 AM
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1937sedandelivery |
09-23-2021 @ 7:44 AM
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This message was edited by 1937sedandelivery on 9-23-21 @ 8:32 AM
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bradshari@aol.com |
09-23-2021 @ 6:47 PM
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Thank you ! I found that fuse. I didn’t even know it existed. I pulled it out. It looks spent. Intact but all gr eyed out looking. I will go to NAPA tomorrow for a new one. I wonder what I shorted. I do have some dead end wires here and there that I have no idea what they went to in the old days. I really appreciate your help.
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bradshari@aol.com |
09-23-2021 @ 6:58 PM
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Also , thank you for the wiring diagram and the picture of the resistor and the warning not to touch it. I think I better disconnect the battery ground when I am not with the car so it doesn’t catch on fire and burn the house down! I tried one of those battery switch lever devices for one day . With it closed I didn’t have enough energy to start the car. Besides those occasional amputated wires here and there the wires behind the dash look like a rats nest. It has add on turn signals and gauges.
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alexthecarguy |
09-23-2021 @ 9:08 PM
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Have you managed to solve the problem?
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37RAGTOPMAN |
09-24-2021 @ 6:37 AM
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hi is it possible to post a few photos, of what you are dealing with,? if the wires have been nibbled on ,[ RAT'S NEST ] it would be best to replace the wiring, for a safe ride, and reliable ride, my 2 cents 37Ragtopman
This message was edited by 37RAGTOPMAN on 9-24-21 @ 6:55 AM
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