More electrical questions for the '82 650g

[1_v8_merc]

Okay, so the headlight didn't work, and suddenly ONLY the high-beam worked? Was this AFTER you checked all the connectors inside the headlight dome?

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But judging from that, it's possible one or many of your connections ARENT clean enough.

Trust me, you can't just "look" at something on these bikes.

That's exactly what I thought when going threw my wiring harness too!
I thought "ahh it looks good to me!"

But I cleaned EVERY SINGLE connection on the bike anyways.
(use a can of electrical contact cleaner)

Sure enough, it stopped my flickering light problem!
And my lights were x1000 times more bright!
(And I was sitting there thinking......hmmm....I didn't see ONE dirty connection either......that's strange.)


It takes very little dirt or corrosion to Hault an electrical signal on these 30 year old bikes!
(plus even IF the connector looks clean as a whistle, the wiring behind it can be Completely rusted out.......don't ask me how I know!)

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So make sure your wiring is 100% before you go out buying headlight switches,etc.

Because the headlight Automatically engages when you turn the key to ON.
(if it doesn't, I think you have a wiring problem somewhere.)

[tom203]

So last night I'm playing with my volt meter, turned on the ignition and the headlight came on! (angels singing, flowers blooming) but only the high beam works no low beam, so maybe it's the switch??

Or maybe it's the bulb!! BUT remember these old connections are always suspect.

[delta21]

OK, i've got things figured out. I need a new ignition switch and a left side hi/lo turn signal assembly. Does anyone know of a good resource besides the dealer?

[cowboyup3371]

Ebay or post in the parts wanted section