fix Dimming Headlights

[Jim <huanacaxtle@xxxxxxx>]

 Dimming Headlights: This is pretty regular (no pun intended) on these and al  early 60s Mopars.  Mad Electric www.madelectrical.com has a great fix for this and it is relatively cheap. It provides relays for the lights that keep them nice and bright. Check out these Mopar friendly guys tho they are hard to reach by phone...real  busy.

James
Dodge 880
Driveway Patrol Car




On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 04:01PM, David L. Orr <fe2orr@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>Doug  I have two 64 sport fury's and they both do that and both have rebuilt
>alt. and I have replaced the voltage reg. I know mine never did it befor e
>But now they do. Dave O
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Andrei Pasternak [mailto:swirldesign@xxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:36 PM
>To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: Dimming Headlights on a '64 Sport Fury
>
>
>Hi Doug,
>
>In every car that I have owned the symptoms that you described point to
>the alternator going bad. I tend to replace the volt. reg. at the same
>time to rule out any problems it might be giving the Alt. An auto
>electric shop, Alternator shop or good parts store should be able to
>bench test the Alt  (off the car) to make sure.
>
>Andrei
>
>
>On Wednesday, March 17, 2004, at 01:16  PM, Douglas Sutherland wrote:
>
>> I own a 1964 Plymouth Sport Fury.  While driving I have noticed that
>> my headlights and dashlights are always brighter when accellerating
>> and get dimmer when idling.  However, I have recently noticed that
>> when I come to a complete stop all the lights on the car get dimmer
>> the longer I idle.  The headlights get so dim, it's hard to tell if
>> they are on.  Everything returns to normal when I step on the
>> accelerator.
>>
>> Is that normal?  I believe this is a new problem, but I do not drive a
>> night very often.
>>
>> It seems like an alternator problem, but after I had it rebuilt there
>> was no change.  The voltage regulator tests fine, battery is 6 months
>> old.
>>
>> Any idea what the problem is?  I live in the Seattle area.  If this
>> requires a professional mechanic or diagnostic service, who or what
>> should I ask for?
>>
>> Any advice would be great!
>> Doug
>>
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James Kuenzi
Daly City, Ca.

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