[DeTomaso] Techno question: Headlight motor relay

Forest Goodhart forestg at att.net
Fri Jun 22 20:29:35 EDT 2018


Chuck,
The clear box is the headlight up/down relay. Chances are that your problem lies in one of the limit switches on the motor plate at the left side just behind the radiator.
Forest

      From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
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 Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 5:17 PM
 Subject: [DeTomaso] Techno question: Headlight motor relay
   
  Dear Forum,



                      No good deed goes unpunished.


                      The late 74 Pantera I have was working fine.  I
  decided to upgrade to LED headlights---"plug and play".    I installed
  them without much trouble and they worked.  All was well until I tried
  to put the headlights down and off.


                      They won't go down.    Nothing was touched with the
  installation other than the headlight buckets.


                      Today I removed the new LED headlights and the dash
  switch still refuses to actuate the headlight retraction.


                        The #10 fuse is good and the dash fan blower works
  fine on that circuit.


                      My dumb diagnosis is that the Headlight motor relay
  either coincidentally failed or it didn't like the new electron
  arrangement and failed.


                        By the driver's left leg is the relay panel.  I
  see a column of rectangular boxes and to the inside of that there is a
  clear box thing, then a black box thin and finally, the cylinder thing,
  which is the buzzer, I think.


                        Which one is the HL motor relay?    Are new ones
  available?


                        I don't do electricity well and I am open to
  advice.



                                    Frustrated,  Chuck Engles
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   Chuck,
   The clear box is the headlight up/down relay. Chances are that your
   problem lies in one of the limit switches on the motor plate at the
   left side just behind the radiator.
   Forest
     __________________________________________________________________

   From: Charles Engles <cengles at cox.net>
   To: 'List DeTomaso Forum' <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
   Sent: Friday, June 22, 2018 5:17 PM
   Subject: [DeTomaso] Techno question: Headlight motor relay
     Dear Forum,
                         No good deed goes unpunished.
                         The late 74 Pantera I have was working fine.  I
     decided to upgrade to LED headlights---"plug and play".    I
   installed
     them without much trouble and they worked.  All was well until I
   tried
     to put the headlights down and off.
                         They won't go down.    Nothing was touched with
   the
     installation other than the headlight buckets.
                         Today I removed the new LED headlights and the
   dash
     switch still refuses to actuate the headlight retraction.
                           The #10 fuse is good and the dash fan blower
   works
     fine on that circuit.
                         My dumb diagnosis is that the Headlight motor
   relay
     either coincidentally failed or it didn't like the new electron
     arrangement and failed.
                           By the driver's left leg is the relay panel.  I
     see a column of rectangular boxes and to the inside of that there is
   a
     clear box thing, then a black box thin and finally, the cylinder
   thing,
     which is the buzzer, I think.
                           Which one is the HL motor relay?    Are new
   ones
     available?
                           I don't do electricity well and I am open to
     advice.
                                       Frustrated,  Chuck Engles
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