HELP: Total Headlight failure

[crumbum]

Hi guys,

I was driving home late last night, when I hit the high-beams on a dark road to get a better look at the curve coming up. Much to my shock, ALL lights went out. There I was, doing 80 in a turn on a dark road with NO LIGHTS. I frantically hit low and high beams and NOTHING. Turned the headlight switch on and off. Still nothing. When I pulled back on the high beams, it lit up. I drove like that for a little while before it occurred to me to hit the driving lights. They worked.

When I got home, I started research and this seems to be a common thing (see links below). Most folks report hitting the high beams (push forward) and then...total darkness. Most folks just replace both bulbs and they are good to go.

However, I want to know if this is a failure on the selector switch. Anybody else isolate the high-beam stalk as an issue?

[70Sixter]

I'd say demonic possession or a failing relay. Didn't check the circuit diagram tho. Hard to diagnose while it is working.