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Hey all! I hope someone can help me. I have a 1955 second series, three on the tree, 235. My headlights and park lights only work when the truck is running. I took it in for insurance inspection yesterday and the mechanic said the lights should work even when the truck is shut off. Can anyone tell me how to get them to turn on. Thanks so much for your help!

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Most likely the hot wire feed to the headlight switch has been bypassed through the ignition switch. It should come from the battery directly.


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thanks, I will check that out.

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that sounds like what it is - probably someone's idea as a fail-safe against leaving the lights on when the truck is not in use...

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Randy - if you don't have a shop manual for the factory wiring diagram, it's online

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thanks!


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