[DeTomaso] Headlights Not Going Up and Down

[NED BYRNE, CB SECURITIES, LLC]

----- Original Message -----
To: trevor at fougere.com
At: 11/01 13:35:11

Trevor     I to am having this problem at the moment.  Have you looked inside
the actuator to see if the original nylon gear is there and a mess?  I had one
of the stop switches fail, motor ran on untill it was stopped by just pushing
against the failed switch and eating up and freezing the nylon gear inside the
actuator.  I found the nylon gear to be a mess when I opened the box.  You may
want to take a look see inside the gear box.  To fix this I purchased a new
switch, used motor ( non were available but are now at Pantera Performance ),
and a brass gear.  I now have a the problem that the brass gear will not do a
full rotation without binding.  I think it may be mis-manufactured and I'm
trying to contact the seller to swap for another one.  I did not purchase it
from Pantera Performance.  Hope this is of some help.
         Ned "Just Another Blue Pantera" #2981  '72  Pre-L   Byrne
----- Original Message -----
From: Trevor Fougere  <trevor at fougere.com>
At: 11/01 12:43:18

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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