Sealed beam headlights turning off

[Ismaho]

Hi guys!
I am new at this forum and would appreciate some help from you.
I have a 1958 Cadillac Sedan Deville Series62 extended deck.
When i turn the low beam lights on they shut down after approx. 15 seconds and turns on again after 2-3 seconds. I have checked the realys and seem to work and they are not getting warm/hot. But the power relay is clicking when the lights shut down. :confused:

Hope you can bare with my english writing since I live in Sweden and english is not my first language. :)
Cheers
Ismo

[Hudzilla]

Ismo, You've got a short. Somewhere there is a
bare wire grounding out and the relay is causing the headlights to shut off until the resistance dies down. Check your wiring.

[Ismaho]

Thanks for your reply!
I suspected that and i will check it out tonight. But i am happy that you have the same idea. :)
I will check the connectors as well, you never know maybe i have miss conneted some connector. :mad:
I´ll get back to you!
\Ismo

[Ismaho]

I found the problem.:)
It is in the light switch. Its a short in it and i will dismount it tomorrow.
Hopefully i can repair it.
These old cars has that opportunity to restore and for that i am glad.
A digital camera and me to be careful is the two things needed.
Otherwise i have to find a new lightswitch with foglight connectors.
However, what do you guys think about my Caddy?
Feel fre to visit my homepage.
http://www.delray.se
I will post some pics of the restoration of my sweet Delilah a Chevy Delray 1958 and a Chevy Impala Conv 1968 as well.
Cheers now i am going to have a beer!
Love to hear from you! :)
\Ismo

[Oldcar_Mechanic]

The Caddy is great. I had the chance a few years back to get one like that and didn't. Now I am sorry for that. I love those cars.

The DelRay is a great one also. Hope to see some pictures soon of that. I had one abck in the mid 60's, put a 409 in it and raced everyone from school.

Good luck with them both.

Ron

[Ismaho]

Hi again!
I have now checked the light switch and there were som rust and such.
I have cleaned it and couldnt find anything wrong with it.
A new question!

Is the headlight relay supposed to BUZZ all the time?
Mine is buzzing. Is it possible that my headlight relay is shorting my headlights?

Cheers
Ismo

[Oldcar_Mechanic]

Sounds like maybe there is a lose or poor connection.

Have you checked the dimmer switch? They have a tendency to corrode or go bad.

Ron

[Ismaho]

Hi Ron!
Thanks for your advice.
I will order a new dimmer switch today and hopefully i can mount it tomorrow.
I will comeback to you later this week.

How ever, if you guys visit my homepage. Write something in my guestbook.

Cheers
Ismo

[Ismaho]

I must say THANKS to all of you who helped me!
At last i found the problem.
It was the light switch on the dash.
I found a light switch on a swapmeet here in sweden and assembled it and now it works just fine.

Thanks again. This is a great forum!
Regards
Ismo