1993 Ford Taurus No power at both headlights

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EILEEN W
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1993 Ford Taurus SHO. Headlights went out on the way home last night. All other lights are OK. Checked light and dimmer switch positions. Checked all fuses I could see, including 60 amp headlight fuse under the hood. I have power at the 60 amp fuse, but no power at both headlights.
Oct 2, 2010 at 3:13 AM
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BLACKOP555
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do lights in dash respond to the headlight position. what about parking lights and the high beam low beam indicator.
Oct 2, 2010 at 6:53 AM
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EILEEN W
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All lights work (dash, markers, parking, directionals etc.) except low beam headlights. When light switch is turned to headlights there is no power at the headlight connection. I noticed when I pulled directional lever to flash the high beams, the high beams flash and the dash high beam indicator lights but low beam still out. When I push directional lever forward to keep high beams on the dash high beam indicator light and the high beams don't go on.
Oct 2, 2010 at 3:09 PM
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EILEEN W
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blackop555 - Thanks for helping, I replaced the headlight switch in the dash and that was the fix. Just out of curiosity where is the headlight relay? I thought that might have been one of the problems and if it were I wouldn't have been able to replace it. Thanks again.
Oct 3, 2010 at 5:10 AM
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BLACKOP555
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its integral to the Smart junction box. usually doesnt go bad. sorry i wasnt on yesterday or i wouldve told you to replace the switch as well. due to the symptoms you had.
Oct 3, 2010 at 7:10 AM
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