The Ford Barn

benbuilder · 02-18-2025, 04:01 PM

I bought a pick up truck that hasn’t been running for about 12 years.
The lights did not work when I got it. In fact, there were no bulbs in the sockets. I put in new bulbs, but no lights lit up.

I took apart the headlight switch, when I did, the spider gear fell out in my hand. I put together the spring, spider gear and the c clip as I saw on a you tube video. When connected, the gear is straight up and down and the light switch is in the lower center of the steering wheel.

I assumed that by putting it back together, my light should work.

My truck has the main center light and the parking lights which are at about 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock.

When I turned the lights on, either to the left or to the right, three of the four lights light up. There is no change going either way. When I turn the lights on both parking lights go on and one headlight goes on. The driver side headlight will not turn on. There is no power to the ds headlight.

While testing the wires, I noticed that if I stick my test light between the two leads on the passenger side main headlight, the driver side headlight will turn on.

I’ve never owned a Model A so I could use any help You can give me
thank you.

02-18-2025, 04:01 PM	#1
benbuilder Member Join Date: May 2020 Posts: 98	Headlights 1931 I bought a pick up truck that hasn’t been running for about 12 years. The lights did not work when I got it. In fact, there were no bulbs in the sockets. I put in new bulbs, but no lights lit up. I took apart the headlight switch, when I did, the spider gear fell out in my hand. I put together the spring, spider gear and the c clip as I saw on a you tube video. When connected, the gear is straight up and down and the light switch is in the lower center of the steering wheel. I assumed that by putting it back together, my light should work. My truck has the main center light and the parking lights which are at about 10 o’clock and 2 o’clock. When I turned the lights on, either to the left or to the right, three of the four lights light up. There is no change going either way. When I turn the lights on both parking lights go on and one headlight goes on. The driver side headlight will not turn on. There is no power to the ds headlight. While testing the wires, I noticed that if I stick my test light between the two leads on the passenger side main headlight, the driver side headlight will turn on. I’ve never owned a Model A so I could use any help You can give me thank you.