[DeTomaso] Electro-techno question: Headlight gremlins

[Forest Majors]

I  agree with Brent... the ATO fuse panel  is just outstanding and an easy install. His headlight control panel goes one step further than the "relay kit" solutions by reducing the intial combined load of the headlight motor and headlights by half by controlling them individually - well thought out solution and first class workmanship. I have seen and helped a number of Pantera owners install all of the other alternatives and I can say unequivocally that Jon's solutions and products are simply the best. And Chuck deserves the best!

Forest Majors - Hanging in Hadlyme
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Brent Stewart 
  To: redvobra at aol.com ; detomaso at realbig.com 
  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 4:19 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Electro-techno question: Headlight gremlins


  While i don't have this yet, I did installed the Haas ATO fuse panel with excellent success.  Very clear directions, easy to swap in.  I highly recommend his products.

  brent
  4328



  ----- Original Message ----
  From: "redvobra at aol.com" <redvobra at aol.com>
  To: detomaso at realbig.com
  Sent: Friday, August 22, 2008 12:09:15 PM
  Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Electro-techno question: Headlight gremlins

  While I can't tell you what's going on with the current switches, I know where you can get a modern set up that works:
  http://mysite.verizon.net/vzesb3ri/panteraelectronics/id4.html

  I've already bought mine and am waiting for a free weekend to install it.? :)

  -Chris


  -----Original Message-----
  From: cengles at cox.net
  To: detomaso at realbig.com
  Sent: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 7:10 am
  Subject: [DeTomaso] Electro-techno question: Headlight gremlins




  Dear Forum, 

  The situation: due to the other civilian cars being at college with my daughters 
  plus two more in the shop, I "had'' to drive the Pantera this morning. The 
  schedule required departing at oh-dark-hundred just after my wife left with the 
  last civilian car. 

  She said ominously as she left, "Do you want me to wait to see if the Pantera 
  will start?" 
  "No, it'll be fine.", I replied nonchalantly. 

  It had been running fine since the carb had been fixed, but I did have a little 
  trepidation when I turned the key. It started with a familiar, "KA-WHUMP, 
  rumble, burble, rumble." 

  "Ah, No problems", I thought and hit the headlight switch. 

  They didn't come up. Controlling myself, I remained calm and told myself that 
  this was an Italian electrical circuit. I turned it off for a few seconds and 
  turned it back on. They came up!!-------but, they went back down before my eyes! 
  I waited a few more seconds and tried it again---it worked and they stayed up. I 
  pulled out of the garage and then locked up the house. When I returned the 
  Pantera was burbling along nicely, but the headlights were down again. Sigh. 
  Switch off and then back on and they came up and stayed up for the eight mile 
  run to the hospital. After rounds, it was time to take off for the other 
  hospital and the up-and-down syndrome continued four or five times over the 
  mercifully short run. 

  So, I have a damnable electrical gremlin. I had to replace the position limit 
  switches on this car last year and it did, at that time, normally operate the 
  headlights up and down. The headlights *did* work also. However, there was never 
  any occasion for night driving until this morning. 

  Best guesses on the problem location: Headlight switch? Headlight limit 
  switches? 

  Tangential tale: I just got a call from a colleague. "Is that your yellow 
  Pantera in the garage?" I answered affirmatively. He replied, "That car is 
  ******g beautiful." I agreed and congratulated him on his good taste. I told him 
  that I had been a bad influence on Tim Tytle, 
  who had purchased two Panteras. He 
  was interested. I'll have to see if I can influence him, too!! 


  Warmest regards, Chuck Engles 
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