[DeTomaso] Headlights, fans, etc

[Christopher Kimball]

If I were you, one of the first things I'd do is ground the headlights with 
a new ground wire to the frame or body as close to the headlights as 
possible.

Chris




>From: "Dan Courtney" <dfcex at pacbell.net>
>To: <detomaso at realbig.com>, <SOBill at aol.com>
>Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlights, fans, etc
>Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 13:53:09 -0700
>
>I had The Winged Warrior turn signal / headlight switch rebuilt by SOBill 
>Taylor.
>The headlight switch went in easy and solved the problems with the high 
>beams going dark when the right turn signal was activated and also the 
>varying brightness from the right to left headlights (opposite side went 
>brighter when I switched from low to high).
>I installed a new fan switch from Byers for the manual sucker fan, then 
>noticed a blown fuse. The new fuse started smoking and melting each time I 
>turned on the fan. I noticed the fan blades were making contact with the 
>radiator fins and creating alot of resistance due to a coolant tube pushing 
>the fan forward. I corrected this and the fan and fuse seem to be doing 
>fine. I didn't realize that resistance on a motor could cause a fuse to 
>smoke?
>My headlights were still very dim so I tried tracing their ground wire, but 
>it seemed to go into a harness which disapears into the firewall.
>Curiously, I noticed corrosion on the ground wire connection for the 
>temperture activated push fans. I jumped this to the negative battery 
>terminal and the fans starting switching on again. The curious thing was I 
>think the headlights (at least on high beam) got brighter. Is it possible 
>this could be the ground wire for the headights as well as the fans?
>Anyway, the low beams are still so dim as to look like parking lights. I 
>have the halogen bulbs and the square headlights already. Is there 
>something else to check or do I just have to update to the newfangled 
>headlight system?
>
>Dan
>
>
>Dan F. Courtney
>
>
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