Joe Sorenson

goinbroke2 · 11-05-2024, 06:36 PM

I read all the pages to see if anybody had a clue about the headlight issue....Here's what happen to me (just as an example)
1981 f350 reg cab/8' box 2wd with extra leaves. Drove like a solid rearend until there was some weight on it.
Got home one night and went to back in the driveway, my dash lights came on....that's weird. After searching, found the rear right bulb (brake and running lights) was burned out, when the top filament burned off it fell and hung across the running light element causing the brake light power to power the running lights when I stepped on the brakes. Weird!! Never saw that before.....
A month goes by, SAME THING happened!! Figured out the socket moved 90* in the housing, rotated it so the two elements are side by side instead of one over the other, stopped the problem. Truck was rough and the rear right box mount was loose/rotted allowing the box to bounce and beat the lights out of it.

All that to say, don't think he's cheating, I'd say there is something else going on and they might not even be aware of it. Cheating??? Stop it!!

11-05-2024, 06:36 PM	#11
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 898 Likes: 1,667 Liked 395 Times in 154 Posts	Re: Joe Sorenson I read all the pages to see if anybody had a clue about the headlight issue....Here's what happen to me (just as an example) 1981 f350 reg cab/8' box 2wd with extra leaves. Drove like a solid rearend until there was some weight on it. Got home one night and went to back in the driveway, my dash lights came on....that's weird. After searching, found the rear right bulb (brake and running lights) was burned out, when the top filament burned off it fell and hung across the running light element causing the brake light power to power the running lights when I stepped on the brakes. Weird!! Never saw that before..... A month goes by, SAME THING happened!! Figured out the socket moved 90* in the housing, rotated it so the two elements are side by side instead of one over the other, stopped the problem. Truck was rough and the rear right box mount was loose/rotted allowing the box to bounce and beat the lights out of it. All that to say, don't think he's cheating, I'd say there is something else going on and they might not even be aware of it. Cheating??? Stop it!! __________________ Jim Miller 103 U/SA