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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:05 PM
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The headlamp indicator lamp will not light, I replaced the switch with a good one still dead. Any way to chase this issue?
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 12:59 PM
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are you talking about the light inside the switch itself?
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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Yes the light in the switch!
All other lamps glow in all the other switches just the headlamp switch is dead.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Did you put the old bulb in the new switch?
If so, the bulb probably needs to be switched out.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 04:02 PM
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It's not a bulb issue I can power it directly from the switch!
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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so, if your powering it from the switch.... its working?
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:04 PM
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Well sounds like you've got it narrowed down!

Most 928 electrical problems have us chasing througout the car.

BTW, please tell if / how you fixed the 85 Euro "skip".
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Well the skip is gone for "now", the reason I have not posted is that it went away when I added a ground wire to the drivers coil. Then it returned 2-days later so I took Porkens advise and set the idle @ 700 and it is now OK.
But like I said I need to drive it a few few more times and make sure that is what is causing it.
From what I heard from Shawn; is that the computer will adjust the timing if a load is placed on the motor to compensate for a low idle. From both parties I can assume that watching my timing change from 10-Degrees to 13-Degrees back and forth this maybe it. I'll keep you posted but not ready to raise the flag just yet.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:21 PM
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Yes I can hit it with 12V on the two small connectors and it lights. It does show one wire to ground so I am assuming the other wire to power is open but it's hard to test and my diagram is very washed out to find out what is powering it. I hate to take the dash out until I know what I am looking for.
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Old Feb 6, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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I got it; the diagram I had showed a different path way and no fuse the correct one showed F-6 as a fused input. I forgot that when the key is on the lamp shows on so all is well for now!
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