given my lack of electrical knowledge, can anyone solve the problem of why my dashboard bulbs won't light? curiously they work fine when the headlight switch is depressed but the engine is not on, but turn off once the ignition is turned (the headlights stay on okay)... the first thing I checked was the fuses, nothing gone there, then had a look to see if I could spot any short circuits, especially between the ignition wires and the headlights ? but I couldn't see anything... I bought a new battery recently, with more cranking amps than the last one ? would that make any difference? much obliged if anyone has a solution or a list of places to check for problems... I have a 1982 air-cooled T25 if that makes any difference... thanks in advance Chris P.S. about to send the van for an MOT soon ? is this something that it would fail on?
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19 years ago