Hey all.

Can someone tell me if this is normal. On my 66 when I pull the headlight switch out one click I the front parking lamps are on and the head lamps are off. when I pull it to the second click the parking lamps go off and the head lamps are on. Is this how it's supposed to work? is there a way to get the parking lights and head lamps to be on together?
Thanks for your help.

Yes it's normal, they all do that, as far as getting them to stay on when headlights are on, Yes, but it will require some rewiring.

68-69 headlight switch will leave the park lamps on when the HL are on.

This was a Nader thing in 68 I think.

I used a 70 something switch in my 59 to get the later results.
And I do have a diagram of how the switch is wired.
But it most likely uses a different connector than the 66.

If you want to run your parking lights all the time, here is a way to do it, very simple.
>
> Starting in 1968, when side-marker lights were
> introduced, the parking lights remained on when the
> headlights were switched on. Prior to that model year,
> the parking lights switched off when the headlights
> were switched on. I believe this pertains to all GM
> vehicles.
> I own a 66 SS396 Chevelle, and found an easy way to
> change this without adding anything or cutting any
> wiring (and its completely reversible). The hardest
> part, especially on a 66-67 Chevelle (with A/C yet),
> is removing the light switch from the dash.
>
> Play it safe, and disconnect the battery first. Then
> disconnect the light switch from the dash, and drop it
> down below the edge of the dash. Before you unplug the
> wiring harness from the switch, look at the position
> of the purple wire in the connector. It will be in a
> slot which is at the end of the switch, farthest from
> the dash. Look for an open slot in the conector which
> is at the other end of the connector, towards the
> dash. Remove the connector from the light switch, and
> then release the terminal of the purple wire from the
> connector using a small screwdriver (you do this from
> the light switch side of the connector). Insert the
> terminal of the purple wire into the open slot of the
> connector which you identified earlier (the one closer
> to the dash). Then just reconnect the wiring harness
> to the light switch, and reinstall the light switch
> into the dash, and reconnect the battery. Now the
> parking lights will function as before in the halfway
> position, but remain on when the headlights are
> switched on.
>
> I did this two years ago on my Chevelle and on a 65
> Impala, and haven't had any problems from it. I don't
> remember if there are any numbers on the slots in the
> connector, or if there was more than one open slot.
>
>
> Rocky
>
>

68-69 headlight switch will leave the park lamps on when the HL are on.

This was a Nader thing in 68 I think.

I used a 70 something switch in my 59 to get the later results.
And I do have a diagram of how the switch is wired.
But it most likely uses a different connector than the 66.

66 - first notch is park and tail

second notch is headlights and taillights but no parking lights.

Thanks Rocky, I'm going to try that with mine. Jb

Wow, thats too simple, Thanks rocky... I assume I should test to verify there's voltage at the "new connection" slot when the switch is pulled to the second position,right?