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Old 03-03-2017, 11:17 AM
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Originally Posted by dude99 View Post
My 1979 300D did the same thing, and then began getting progressively longer and longer. It was caused by a bad headlight switch.

The contacts inside get oxidized over time and when turned on the resistance caused by it is very high until it burns through and makes a good connection. At least that's how it was explained to me.

I replaced the switch with one from the wreckers and never had the issue again.
Sounds logical.
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