[DeTomaso] Headlights Not Going Up and Down

[hoppe1 at cox.net]

I found a tiny hole in one of my cars where they welded one of the wire straps inside under  the cowl, they burned a small hole through the cowl when it was welded.  I did not have a rust problem but I expect there were times that water dripped into the passenger side leg area.
Rich
---- JDeRyke at aol.com wrote: 
> In a message dated 11/1/07 12:45:46 PM, trevor at fougere.com writes:
> snip.....
> > Once it came off, a lot of rust inside the perforated (relay) cover and on 
> > the panel holding all the relays.  I guess De Tomaso just set it up to let 
> > any condensation from the heater/airconditioning just find it's way down into 
> > the relay box??? One of the last places I would expect to find so much rust on 
> > an otherwise essentially rust free car.
> > 
> Get back under the dash and look straight up with a strong light. There 
> should be a 5/8" dia rubber condensate drain hose from a spigot on the heater/AC 
> box out thru a grommet in the front firewall. 
> 
> One other possibility: a weak spot in Pantera bodies is, the windshield 
> gasket is tight around the glass but not around the steel body flange. Water drives 
> under the lower flap of the windshield gasket, collects in the formed channel 
> that locates the windshield, and in time, rust can penetrate that channel. 
> Guess whats directly below the usual hole it makes? I've seen relays that were 
> full of rusty water from pinholed windshield channels! If you have such, the 
> only fix is to remove the glass and gasket and have a good TIG welder repair the 
> area. Then glue the gasket all around the car with windshield silicone 
> (different from hardware-store silicone). FWIW, a new gasket is around $250 and a 
> new windshield is $750-$1000, depending on who you deal with. So don't let just 
> any shop screw around this area. Good luck- J DeRyke
> 
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