4kq - one dim headlight

[Kneale Brownson]

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You may have a failing headlights switch.  The switch (in the dash) tends
to overheat, melt the plastic connector from the wiring harness and cause
lights problems.


At 05:38 AM 04/22/2002 -0400, StaticNiche_Quattro wrote:

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>I have a '85 4kq.  Three days ago i noticed that the headlights would
>every now and then go dim real quick then get bright again.  Almost the
>same as when the radiator fan kicks on, only they would go dimmer.  The
>next day my drivers side headlight hardly works at all.  It is very very
>dim on high beam and low beam.  The other headlight is fine.  The weird
>part is that ever since it went dim the display light on the dash that
>shows if the highbeams are on or not stays partially lit.  Meaning that
>there is a little bit of power going through that little indication
>light.  It looks normally lit up when the highbeams are on (but the one
>headlight is still dim)
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>The next day when i turned on the headlights again, they both worked
>fine.  Three hours later, one is back to being dim.
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>Does anyone know what the problem might be?  I havent really considered
>something being wrong with the bulb because it doesnt seem like a bulb
>problem. Could it be?
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>Thanks,
>   -Dan R.
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>P.S.  The headlights are stock.
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