[DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II

[Charles McCall]

No I didn't change anything. They worked right up until the stopped working.


Actually not quite true - at Le Mans Classic they wouldn't go up. I tapped
the relay and they worked just fine. I changed the relay when I came home,
but this should be completely unrelated. 

-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of R.J.
Sent: domingo, 31 de agosto de 2014 19:42
To: detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II

Did you change anything before? I ask, because the rear contacts on the 
turnsignals where bended by the factory, because, when they are 
straight, the headlight bucket won't pass them.


Am 31.08.2014 19:38, schrieb Charles McCall:
> The plot thickens, but thanks Will for pointing that out - you are dead
on.
>
> When I try to lift the headlights by hand, they raise freely the same 1/2"
> and then they and totally blocked against something and won't go up any
> further. I don't want to pull too hard and bend something, but I think
we're
> getting closer - the buckets are jammed and will only raise a little bit.
> I'll keep investigating - I wonder what may have happened?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of Will
Kooiman
> Sent: domingo, 31 de agosto de 2014 19:27
> To: John Buckman; detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Headlights don't go up, take II
>
> I would also check that the headlights raise by hand without obstructions.
>
> With the motor assembly removed, you should be able to lift them by hand.
> The only resistance should be gravity.
>
> I¹m sure you¹ll find it, though.  If it is skipping, it shouldn¹t be too
> hard to find the source.
>
> On 8/31/14, 1:15 PM, "John Buckman" <jb841 at cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Charlie,
>>
>> What about the coupling that connects the motor shaft to the gear
>> housing?  It could be slipping.
>>
>> John
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