HeadLamps stopped working

My headlamps have been working and last night went to drive my car and Low beam headlights won't come on,but if I hit the high Beam switch the High beam lights stay on. Does that mean the high beam switch or the relay is bad? I had this problem 20 years ago on another car but forgot what caused it. Any sugestions?
Thanks Ron

Ron,
Do you have a 3 lever turn signal unit (hazards, turn signals, and wipers) or the single stalk unit with only turn signals?
If you have the former, there is no external relay and I'd start with the low beam fuse (4th from the bottom- yellow wire).

Hey Carey Thanks for the help it was a bad connection with the fuse.
As soon as I checked the fuses by pulling them out and then putting them back in it worked!!

Hey Barry Thanks for the reply. I did have that problem years ago with the stalk and I do have the combo on the steering column,but it was a bad connection at the fuse block as per Carey.

I know Carey built your car. I did not realise he was using earler turn switches or a modern non relay switch.

Ifd you do have the relay type switch

Id say The high low relay has failed. Its another case of a stuck / broke wigwag contactor. There is also a chance you may have a lose wire at the relay OR LIKE CAREY SAID A FUSE. But Im betting RELAY!

The stalk switches rarley stick. Not to say they can,t But its very unusial. In the beetles 65 were bad to break off the stalks, 66s were better but could possably stick ,,68 ups were good as gold

On the outside chance you have a floor button, they are pretty tough especaily the early Gm truck ones 51 thru 58 a good common choise for a durable floor switch.

Im glad it was simple and VERY glad Carey knows his cars

Ron.....You may want to replace that fuse.....I had one open up internaly (not blown) and it would work intermitently.....
Just a thought...

Ron:

My wife used to have an Austin Healey 3000 which had all of three fuses for the entire car. Two were under the Bonnet (hood) and subject to annual crudding up. Every Spring (and sometimes more often if it was particularly humid out) I would take them out, clean them up (pencil erasers seemed to work well) and replace them to get things working again.

Just part of the periodic ritual of owning a British car. I firmly believe that they were all built by Druids.

Hey Guys...Thanks for the information I did take them out and cleaned them but you are right It is cheap enough to just replace the fuses

Yes, it's cheap to replacve the fuses, but it's important to clean the fuse mounting clips, too.......

No problem.
And, YES, replace them all. Fuse blanks is what we like to call them. They look good, but have no continuity. Just plain FUN!

Heres a Idea. that was spured when Carey said continuity as in varnish!

They make a Diaelectric Varnish used in 200 amp supply pannels . it's just a POSSER. for ya to think on.

If you cleaned the contacts , then dabbed on a touch with a swab and then set the new fuses in. when it dryed would that not seal the connectins from moisture??

Its just a Crazy thought ???? But what do ya think? would road jaring crack it or not??

Usually dielectric grease does not dry.It is a good idea many years ago I would use it in connector plugs where it was exposed to outside weather and it was great