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| searunner |
Jan 4 2026, 12:23 PM
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Newbie ![]() Group: Members Posts: 32 Joined: 8-January 20 From: italy Member No.: 23,809 Region Association: None |
yesterday coming into my garage, I hear one ritming song- under the cover of my 914 2.0 1974, one strange movement, the LEFT Headlamp go UP and DOWN
The RIGHT Headlamp stays in the closed position. Normally, I detach the battery of the car when in the garage, but I forgot this time. The car was without a KEY IN - the Light switch was off - The last trip with the car ALL was regular, and the headlamp was in working condition. I can STOP the movement, detaching the battery- but this NO was the solution, Then I searched for a better solution. Extract completely the Light switch -(with the BATTERY connected and KEY ON) I have the two headlamps is up and in stable condition - also when I START the engine and move the car, and make a long trip But if I return the light switch to the POSITION light, the LEFT Headlight return to UP_DOWN movement. Is clear that I have one short- Or one Relay issue - BUT 914 was full of relays Can someone help me, to return to a normal 914 ?? I am not a native English so overlook my errors |
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| Superhawk996 |
Jan 17 2026, 01:14 PM
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So from post #32 we know that removing the passenger side stops the continuous up & down movement of the passenger side.
This tells us: 1) The motor itself isn’t shorting to a 12v source. 2) The motor is sourcing current through the relay as intended. 3) We need to figure out why the passenger side relay is continuously being powered. To figure out #3: A) Remove the passenger side headlamp motor relay. Manually move the passenger headlamp to the full down position manually if necessary. B) Put the headlamp switch in the on position. C)Use a multimeter to measure the green/black wire to the headlamp motor - should be 12v D) Use the multimeter to measure in the relay socket - pin 85. Should be 12v. Note: the relay will have the pin number on the case that you can use to find the corresponding socket in the rubber relay socket. E) Use the multimeter to measure the gray wire to the back of the headlamp motor - should be 0v. See picture below things in green should be 12v. Blue circle 0v on gray wire Attached thumbnail(s) |
searunner HEDALIGHT Disperate faulty Jan 4 2026, 12:23 PM
TheCabinetmaker I've had this exact problem. Mine happened in ... Jan 4 2026, 04:17 PM
emerygt350 You mean the relays in the frunk? What a crazy is... Jan 4 2026, 07:26 PM
ejm Inside the headlight motors are switches that stop... Jan 5 2026, 10:23 AM
Maltese Falcon
Inside the headlight motors are switches that sto... Jan 5 2026, 06:03 PM
searunner Good point ! I have cleaned these (internal di... Jan 7 2026, 01:02 PM
emerygt350
Good point ! I have cleaned these (internal d... Jan 7 2026, 02:00 PM
Spoke
Good point ! I have cleaned these (internal d... Jan 17 2026, 01:41 PM
emerygt350 You can find these relays under the protective pla... Jan 5 2026, 11:36 AM
930cabman :idea: Gremlins :idea: Jan 7 2026, 02:07 PM
searunner
:idea: Gremlins :idea:
YES is a gremlin - I ha... Jan 9 2026, 12:43 PM
searunner The car photo was before the gremlins appeared
The... Jan 9 2026, 12:48 PM
Superhawk996 I’m afraid I’m really struggling with the lang... Jan 9 2026, 01:35 PM
searunner Many Thanks for the precious suggestion -
I have n... Jan 10 2026, 05:32 AM
searunner One more understandable 914 GREMLINS FRAMEWORKS Jan 11 2026, 04:16 AM
sixnotfour https://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/9...u64T... Jan 11 2026, 09:57 AM
searunner Thanks - actually, I dismantle the Passenger Headl... Jan 12 2026, 06:07 AM
searunner The DIODE APPEARS good. (I test the PASSENGER SID... Jan 15 2026, 12:35 PM
Superhawk996
The DIODE APPEARS good. (I test the PASSENGER SI... Jan 15 2026, 07:59 PM
searunner
The DIODE APPEARS good. (I test the PASSENGER S... Jan 16 2026, 05:56 AM
searunner I forgot that in this condition, the TRIPLE Connec... Jan 15 2026, 12:47 PM
Superhawk996
I forgot that in this condition, the TRIPLE Conne... Jan 15 2026, 08:03 PM
Superhawk996 How about post #20
What happens removing the rel... Jan 16 2026, 09:07 AM
emerygt350
How about post #20
What happens removing the re... Jan 16 2026, 09:53 AM
Spoke @emerygt350
[b]@[url=http://www.914world.com/bbs... Jan 16 2026, 01:00 PM
Superhawk996
For the life of me I can't figure out what t... Jan 16 2026, 05:58 PM
Spoke
For the life of me I can't figure out what ... Jan 17 2026, 12:11 AM
Superhawk996 Question is would a dead or shorted diode cause t... Jan 17 2026, 07:44 AM
Superhawk996 . Back to the original up/down issue, what are the... Jan 17 2026, 07:58 AM
Superhawk996 What else could cause the down to skip right throu... Jan 17 2026, 07:59 AM
searunner
[quote name='Spoke' post='3241147' date='Jan 17 2... Jan 17 2026, 10:54 AM
Spoke
[quote name='Spoke' post='3241147' date='Jan 17 ... Jan 17 2026, 01:04 PM
BeatNavy FWIW, I had strange headlight behavior for years. ... Jan 17 2026, 06:43 AM
Spoke Changed the wheel to look a bit more like the actu... Jan 17 2026, 10:52 AM
Superhawk996
Not sure I see a way to backfeed to the passenge... Jan 17 2026, 12:48 PM
Spoke
[quote name='Spoke' post='3241215' date='Jan 17 2... Jan 17 2026, 01:13 PM
searunner I hypothesise that if I connect the LOT of the red... Jan 17 2026, 12:11 PM
Superhawk996
I hypothesise that if I connect the LOT of the re... Jan 17 2026, 12:49 PM
Spoke
3) We need to figure out why the passenger side r... Jan 17 2026, 02:26 PM
Superhawk996 Now do the the same with the headlamp switch in th... Jan 17 2026, 01:19 PM
searunner
Now do the the same with the headlamp switch in t... Jan 21 2026, 06:00 AM
searunner After the last post, I never touched my 914.
Yest... Feb 9 2026, 05:19 AM
searunner ONE MORE DEVELOPMENT
After a lot of days of raini... Feb 19 2026, 01:21 PM![]() ![]() |
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