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(STRANGE RESULT) Wiggling one of those connectors causes complete loss of power to everything.



That's the first place to look for a broken, corroded or damaged connection.

Sounds like the headlight cut out relay is engaging and the solenoid isn't so I would also suspect a dead solenoid. You could jump the solenoid to prove/disprove this but it's really more likely you've already found the culprit under the seat.


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