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| nebreitling |
 Mar 30 2004, 11:23 PM
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Member Emeritus  Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478  |
i imagine that i can get to the bottom of this pretty quickly, but those of you with more experience might be able to point me in the right direction...
driving home at night. i turn off the ignition, then push the light switch in. the lights turn off and move down. and then the passenger's side light goes up. and down. and up. and down. and it won't stop. it's surprisingly anthropomorphic -- kinda cute, really. anyhow, i pulled a wire from the headlight to get it to stop. any clue on where to look first? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) thanks, n |
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| Brad Roberts |
Mar 30 2004, 11:27 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
Weak relay ?? Contacts bad on motor for headlight ??
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| nebreitling |
Mar 30 2004, 11:36 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
my first thought was a relay, too. the wiring is very solid, very pro. i don't really want to f-ck w/ the motor... thanks
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| SpecialK |
Mar 30 2004, 11:38 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
Hmmmmm....try the "TV Repairman" technique. While it's winking, lightly tap on the relay and see if it stops, if that doesn't do it, pull the relay, if that doesn't do it, call a priest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/happy11.gif)
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| nebreitling |
Mar 30 2004, 11:43 PM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
are you kidding? i called a priest well before i came to you guys.
these cars are voodoo |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Mar 31 2004, 08:19 AM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,628 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None
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Had the same problem on my old 73. It was a bad relay. Just pop (remove screws) the cover off and swap the relays between motors. If it follows the relay then you know what your problem is.
- Garold |
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| BIGKAT_83 |
Mar 31 2004, 08:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,799 Joined: 25-January 03 From: Way down south Bogart,GA Member No.: 194 Region Association: South East States 
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Mine did the same thing last night. Your right it is kind of cute. Disconnect battery before you touch anything around those lights. Ask me how I know?
Mine was also the relay.... |
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| tat2dphreak |
Mar 31 2004, 09:00 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
just for the sake of redundant information... it was a bad relay for me too (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
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| nebreitling |
Mar 31 2004, 09:25 AM
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Member Emeritus Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-March 03 From: San Francisco Member No.: 478 |
so, if i understand you all correctly -- and i may not -- you're saying that it may be a relay?
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/wacko.gif) thanks gentlemen... n |
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| SirAndy |
Mar 31 2004, 10:43 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 42,198 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(nebreitling @ Mar 31 2004, 07:25 AM) you're saying that it may be a relay? i'm not sure. but my guess is it might be the relay! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) here's another good one for you guys: 1) whenever you use the blinker (either left or right) the headlight on that side moves up/down at the blinker interval. Q: what is wired wrong?? let's see how good you really are (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Andy |
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| GaroldShaffer |
Mar 31 2004, 11:09 AM
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You bought another 914? Group: Benefactors Posts: 7,628 Joined: 27-June 03 From: Portage, IN Member No.: 865 Region Association: None
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The blinker is wired to the winker (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)
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| tat2dphreak |
Mar 31 2004, 11:17 AM
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stoya, stoya, stoya Group: Benefactors Posts: 8,797 Joined: 6-June 03 From: Wylie, TX Member No.: 792 Region Association: Southwest Region |
QUOTE(SirAndy @ Mar 31 2004, 10:43 AM) QUOTE(nebreitling @ Mar 31 2004, 07:25 AM) you're saying that it may be a relay? i'm not sure. but my guess is it might be the relay! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) here's another good one for you guys: 1) whenever you use the blinker (either left or right) the headlight on that side moves up/down at the blinker interval. Q: what is wired wrong?? let's see how good you really are (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) Andy that would be really cool! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| TimMartin |
Mar 31 2004, 11:35 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 45 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Morgan Hill, CA Member No.: 157 Region Association: None |
Just to chime in, although this issue is normally a relay (echo echo echo), I recently had to replace one of the diodes on the wiring harness that connected the motor positioning sensor to the relay.
It took a while to find out what to replace, but once i knew it was easy and fixed my problem--which was that the light would come up, but never go down without me turning the popup-crank enough to get the motor to kick in and put it down the rest of the way. |
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