[DeTomaso] Head Lights - How The Doors Work

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Good explanation, but I had to read it twice.... While I'm not a certified 
Electrical Guy like Bill, I will add that the headlight motor MUST be ungrounded 
at all times to work. The factory did this with the very short motor leads 
provided by Ducellier by adding a special mounting lug screwed to the back end 
of the motor. This lug keeps the motor wire from vibrating and cracking, and it 
looks like a ground.   But in fact there's a fragile bakelite grommet between 
motor and lug that often fails, semi-grounding the motor and blowing fuses at 
random intervals. All the Panteras I work on, I arbitrarily remove this lug 
and its grommet, and substitute a simple double-male connector from the motor 
to the chassis wires, strapping the motor leads down with a tie-wrap for 
vibration prevention. Good luck,all- J DeRyke


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