[DeTomaso] electrical help

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/11/09 21 43 48, forestg at att.net writes:


> 
> 
> Not to oversimplify things but based on your description of operation all 
> you need to do is reverse the two connections going to the lift motor. All 
> the relay does is reverse the polarity to the motor.
> 

I forgot to mention that when Relay Rick Moseley was working on my car's 
electrical system, he found that the wiring at my headlight relay failed to 
match that of the factory wiring diagram.   At the time neither of us knew 
about the modification to the system used in 1974 cars.   He found the same 
'error' in his own car, which was also a 1974 (mine is a '72 with a '74 
harness/relay panel installed).   On both cars, he switched the wiring around at 
the relay to match the '73 wiring diagram (thus changing it from the factory 
system for the '74 cars) and then swapped the connections at the motor so 
that it worked properly.

I suppose if I was really anal, knowing what I now know, I'd go under the 
dash and change it all back.

Nah....:>)

Mike