I noticed that the light on my speedometer and my head lights were flashing on the way home from our campout. Anyone have any advice on how to troubleshoot this.

Thanks,
Richard

I'm not sure exactly how they are wired on the Breakaway but most of the headlight circuits depend on a thermal circuit breaker in the light switch to protect the headlight circuit from overload. Over time, it seems the circuit breaker becomes more sensitive and begins to flash the lights on and off.

This is one of the reasons some of us have rewired the headlight feed through a heavy duty relay, with the switch controlling the relay only. This allows full current through the relay (brighter lights) and the switch does not get hot.

Search the site for headlight switch and relays, lots of stuff here. good luck

I had the headlight switch overheat on my Breakaway early one morning. The switch and terminal melted. Both (from a '66 Buick Century, IIRC) were available at NAPA (The connector cost more than the switch). I drilled holes in the new switch to alleviate the trapped heat.

Shortly after, I installed headlight relays.

Here is one page that may help. Some searches with headlights or headlamps may help you find more information on your headlight circuit being overloaded.

Problem solved. I looked at the switch and saw two leads which were browned out. One was hanging by a thread and the other was less than half attached. Bought a new switch just in case (1994 Chevy van switch), replaced the clips on both wires and I was back in business.

Excellent! Nice when it's simple!