rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

I have no lo-beams only hi-beams. Tried a new dimmer switch but problem still persists. Any other options available ? Also having gas gauge troubles. The needle is pointing way over to the 4 oclock position, tried another sending unit externally (I grounded the unit to the tank) and the needle moved upwardly to about 3 oclock but that was it. HELP!!!!!

Re: rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

moved to 67-72 for you.. prolly shoulda moved it to electrical, but this works and you will get an answer :)

Re: rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

you probably have a short somewhere in the electrical system, if you have HID or any other light thats brighter than halogen bulbs then there is a high chance that the wires have melted from the exess heat. i heard a few stories of this happening when first the low beams go, then you turn on the high beams and then they quit. not sure about the gas guage though

Re: rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

the fuel guage sounds like an open circuit. Follow the brown wire off the sending unit, it's probably corroded/cracked under the sill plate.
Have you verified that your headlamps are actually getting power to them? As in... are the bulbs burned out by chance?

Re: rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

Thanx to all, it was a broken wire under the door sill (gas gauge problem) and believe it or not, it was BOTH!! lowbeams burnt out (whwat r the chances of that. You guys are awsome , thank you again for your help and advice!!

Re: rookie has electrical woes on 69 C20
 

clean your ground wires for the headlights to make sure they continue to work properly