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    Early bay main/dip beam wrong way round

    Well having watched the video a couple of times I have turned the inside of the lights around which has turned the bulb 180deg as the notch was at the top not the bottom. Now the battery is flat!!!!!!! But having a closer look at the rear and front sills the headlights are a minor problem!! Not...
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    Early bay main/dip beam wrong way round

    Sorry to clarify the dip beam is on when blue light shows and beam is on the main setting/road position and vice versa so suspect wrong wiring but don't want to swap with no idea what am doing!!!!!! Due to past experience and a burnt out electronic ignition!!!! I have checked my headlights and...
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    Early bay main/dip beam wrong way round

    Hi folks, my 68 bay failed mot last year on the headlights working the wrong way round, although they missed it on retest so the lights are still wrong. Yes it's mot time again so need to fix but can't make sense of the Haynes manual. Any ideas please?
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Thanks to all, I have finally received parts and fitted points and condenser and a few burnt wires from a first attempt, Got Her Started!!!! However I think I may have managed to reverse the polarity as the generator light now glows when the engine revs, think I shorted the battery when...
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Thanks, looking closely at the pertronic ignitor it looks cracked so about to order a new one and some bits that were missing to go back to points. Lets hope that does the trick.
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Thanks all, could be that the ignition was switched on by accident closing the curtains as it is a switch replacement :? So could be fried! See what develops tomorrow have got points and a coil and someone on the site may have a condenser.
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Thanks for the link will try the points and back to how it was first before I climb the hill for a phone signal !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    In Mawgan Porth near Newquay, thought I would try this site first as been meaning to for ages, don't fancy recovery back to Lincolnshire!!!!!!
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Will try that tomorrow as unfortunately it is tipping it down with rain again. Cheers
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Yes charged the battery and it turns but doesn't fire. I disconnected the main battery and the leisure battery was still powering the dash so I took the fuse out
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    Stuck camping in Cornwall

    Hi, first time on the site. I have a 68 panel conversion and had a petronic electronic ignition fitted before our trip of 350 miles to Cornwall. All fine till 4 days in the battery went flat and now the ignition light is on but no oil light, turn ignition off and the oil light comes on. Van...
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