Headlights not working, all others are.

[winslows]

My headlights are not working, I have replaced the fuse, no power is getting to the bulbs, but there is power at the fuse box. The rear lights, marker lights, ect. all work fine. My electrical knowledge is limited, what should I check next?

 

[rickf]

As long as the military light switch is in the right position then it could be a headlight switch. Check your high beam switch, that is another problem area. Do the turn signals work? If not then look under the dash near the bottom of the steering column and see if the wire harness has been unplugged.

Rick

 

[jmassenga]

Check the headlight dimmer switch, on the lower left side of the steering column just behind the dash. Had one with the same no headlight issue. Testing with a jumper wire in the plug confirmed that the dimmer switch was bad. And despite what the manual says, you can replace the switch without dropping the steering column. And don't forget to pull the wire keeper out of the new switch after you install it.

 

[winslows]

We didn't have time to test all this out so my father and I put the headlights on a separate switch, and now the interior lights are acting up. I'm leaning towards the light switch too, I'll have to test the connections when I get home from the beach. If its not that ill check the dimmer switch, because the PO told me the brights didn't work when I bought it.

A separate thing, part of the reason I got it for cheap was that the oil light would flash randomly a lot even though the oil was always on full. Turns out someone unplugged the sensor. Now that its been plugged in the light has not come on once.

 

[DHennon]

Ditto on jmassenga's post. I had the same malady you are having. Worked on brights but not dim.