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Bill G · 09-25-2017, 04:41 PM

No matter which bulbs you put in, the higher candlepower bulbs won't short out your wiring and cause the engine to sputter and die. A dead short will cause that if you don't have an in-line fuse, or if you do have one, it might be disabled by a jumper wire across it if it once blew.

As others have said, bad light sockets WILL cause this, and you should look for that as the cause.

Also, if your car is so original that it has no fuse, you should definitely get one before you mess up the wiring in the car and the headlight switch. Eventually the wires will act as a fuse and that is generally not pretty.

If you do have a fuse and it is disabled because it already blew, then you should fix that too.

Welcome to the forum, bu the way.

09-25-2017, 04:41 PM	#11
Bill G Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Walla Walla, WA Posts: 1,045	Re: New 28 Ford, have some questons No matter which bulbs you put in, the higher candlepower bulbs won't short out your wiring and cause the engine to sputter and die. A dead short will cause that if you don't have an in-line fuse, or if you do have one, it might be disabled by a jumper wire across it if it once blew. As others have said, bad light sockets WILL cause this, and you should look for that as the cause. Also, if your car is so original that it has no fuse, you should definitely get one before you mess up the wiring in the car and the headlight switch. Eventually the wires will act as a fuse and that is generally not pretty. If you do have a fuse and it is disabled because it already blew, then you should fix that too. Welcome to the forum, bu the way.