[DeTomaso] Electro-techno question II: late 74 wiring and Moseleyrelay kit

[Charles Engles]

Dear Dan,


              That is precisely what I needed to know.  Thanks!


                           You're a wizard,  Chuck Engles (electrical dope)



> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Dan Mixon" <tipo874 at comcast.net>
> To: "'Charles Engles'" <cengles at cox.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 8:03 PM
> Subject: RE: [DeTomaso] Electro-techno question II: late 74 wiring and 
> Moseleyrelay kit
>
>
>> Chuck,
>>
>> I have a late '74 and installed Rick's relay kit. It didn't work. Went 
>> over
>> the installation again. Everything was installed properly. I determined 
>> my
>> car had Technical Service Bulletin #14, Article # 117 incorporated and 
>> the
>> modification was incompatible with Rick's relay kit. This TSB installs a
>> different headlight relay. The Article also shows how to convert an early
>> relay to the late relay wiring configuration. I reversed the wiring
>> configuration, changing my late headlight relay wiring configuration to 
>> the
>> early headlight relay wiring configuration. That solved the problem. 
>> Rick's
>> relay kit now works.
>>
>> To determine if your car has the late '74 headlight relay wiring, compare
>> the wiring in TSB #14, Article #117, Figure 18 and 19 to your car.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
>> On
>> Behalf Of Charles Engles
>> Sent: Monday, August 25, 2008 7:39 PM
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] Electro-techno question II: late 74 wiring and
>> Moseleyrelay kit
>>
>> Dear Electrical Wizards,
>>
>>
>>                 I confess that I have yet to diagnose the intermittent
>> headlight up&down problem, but assuming that the problem is the switch 
>> then
>> is there any issue with installing a Rick Moseley headlight relay kit in 
>> a
>> late '74 Pantera?    No hidden traps for the unwary?
>>
>>
>>                        Warmest regards,  Chuck  Engles
>>
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