Chrysler Repair: Still need help 96 Chrysler Lhs, turn signal switch, left blinker


Question
Ok,I replaced the turn signal switch...HIGH BEAMS still come on (pull switch back,THEY WONT STAY ON THOUGH) but...I turned the switch to my headlights and the headlights wont come on,Am i doing something wrong?I turned the switch closest to the door(Near the window on the driver side,not turn signal switch but near the dimmers) and it wont cut on...Do you know what this could be?I mean...Like i said,The high beams come on when i pull the turn signal switch/windshield wiper/high beam switch/...How about the headlight switch?Am i doing something wrong??Also my left blinker blinks real fast but doesnt blink on the outside..it stays solid...The right one blinks normally and blinks on the outside...I am super confused...It has to pass inspection(salvaged but dude told me he rebuilt it and repainted it) and...Things aren't looking well...Maybe the bulb needs to be replaced?because my left blinker works in the back but,In the front it doesnt blink,it only stays put and in stead of a steady tick,it ticks faster(noise on the inside of car) than the right blinker.?????

Answer
Hi Cash'mere,
The high beam coming on temporarily is normal, that is called an 'optical horn', a way to visually flash an alert to another driver/pedestrian.
If you aren't getting either high or low beams when you turn on the head lamp switch then I would suspect the switch is bad. If you have a voltmeter check this out by removing the end cap on the left side of the dash after opening the door and you will find the fuse block.
At the rear of that block is one relay that if you remove you will find there are four pins: two on top, and two on the sides. If you will measure for 12V to be present on the lower of the two on top when you have the headlamps switch 'on' that will tell you. If no 12V then the internal switch contact of the headlamp switch is bad.
An alternative would be to measure for continuity between two contacts of the headlamp switch itself. On its black plug there are at one end a red/white wire and a light green wire. Note where those wire are located, then remove the plug, then use the ohmmeter function or the continuity test function and put the meter leads between those two pins of the switch. In the off position there should be infinite resistanc/no continuity, and the on position it should should show 0 resistance/continuity.
On the turn signal, the left side bulbs, either the front or the rear are not making good contact with the pins/shell of their sockets so remove the bulbs and shine up the contacts of the bulb and the sockets and see if that corrects the problem.
Roland