[DeTomaso] new issues :(

[Mike Drew]

Konrad,

I see my earlier message got a bit garbled due to autocorrect. Grrr…

…cuts POWER to the motor….

…Give BOTH switches a spritz….

All Pantera vendors sell brass gears so take your pick. 

Good luck!

Mike

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> On May 29, 2022, at 09:39, Konrad Szwab <kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>    Thank you for the help Mike :)
>   I might have a spare brass gear, I think my father bought one 30 years
>   ago and it has been sitting in the glove box, I have to check, I think
>   I saw it there a few months back.
>   Who makes the brass gears for the windows in case I need to buy new
>   ones ?
> 
>   On Sun, May 29, 2022 at 11:36 AM Mike Drew <[1]mikeldrew at aol.com>
>   wrote:
> 
>   Konrad,
>   Headlights: your limit switch is stuck. In your case, because the
>   lights are stuck down it is your UP switch that is stuck. It is falsely
>   sending a signal that the lights are already up, which cuts lower to
>   the motor. Get some WD 40 and give birth switches a spritz, disconnect
>   wires and clean connections, and cycle them with your fingers. (You
>   wonat be able to get to the DOWN switch until the headlights are
>   raised).A
>   Windows: great job diagnosing the problem. You have power so the switch
>   is working. The system is jammed because of a broken gear. Might as
>   well change them both now.A
>   Getting the door panels off is easy enough. When reinstalling, make
>   sure you fully tighten the bottom screws to lift the bottom of the
>   panel up. Then only gently tighten the top screws. If you make them all
>   tight you will smash the panel.A
>   Here is a little bit of guidancea|.
>   [2]http://panteraplace.com/page59.htm
>   Cheers!
>   Mike
>   Sent from my iPad
> 
>     On May 29, 2022, at 09:00, Konrad Szwab <[3]kszwab at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>   i>>? A A Good morning, questions for the group:
>   A A Last night when I was visiting some friends, I noticed my '73
>   developed
>   A A two issues:
>   A A 1. HeadlightsA would not come up when I press the headlights
>   toggle. I
>   A A can see the headlights on, but they do not pop up. Is there a
>   A A troubleshooting step by step manual ? Is the motor difficult to
>   reach
>   A A so I can check if it gets power ?
>   A A 2. Driver side window would not move. I can hear a click and see
>   power
>   A A draw when I press the button up or down, but no movement. Split
>   gear
>   A A maybe or rails need greasing ? How difficult is getting the door
>   panel
>   A A off so I could take a look ?
>   A A Thanks for suggestions. At least the car ran great :)
>   A A Konrad
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