[DeTomaso] Headlights Not Going Up and Down

[Mark McWhinney]

What you did not mention was whether you have power at the motor or power
coming out of the relay.  What's the voltmeter showing?

Also, a number of circuits in the Pantera go through various little white
connectors.  Over time the connections can go bad and fry especially with
the high current draw components.  I am not near my car now, so I cannot
look at it, but I'll that bet the wire from the relay to the motor goes
through at least one connector.


-----Original Message-----
From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] On
Behalf Of Trevor Fougere
Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2007 9:43 AM
To: detomaso at realbig.com
Subject: [DeTomaso] Headlights Not Going Up and Down

My headlights refuse to go up and down.  Here's what I know:
 
1 - I can hear the relay click when I turn the headlights on.  (The lights
turn on - even though they don't come up). So I'm getting power transfer to
the relay.
 
2 - My headlight motor was dead.  Even when powered straight from the
battery.  It has been replaced and rotates when directly connected to the
battery.
 
3 - The motor does not turn when the headlights are turned on.  I have
lowered the bracket holding the motor so that the gear is not engaged.
Still no turning.
 
4- The stop switches have both been replaced. I have tried all possible
combinations of the stop switches being depressed and undepressed.  Still no
turning.
 
5- When everything is detached from the rotating bar, I can manually lift
the headlights...and, of course, they freely drop back down again.
 
At this point I am thinking it's gotta be the relay.
 
Any thoughts?  Is it simply a case of replacing the relay?
 
Thank you in advance....
 
Trevor Fougere
#3797
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