My headlights are winking at me!
The passenger side headlight was dragging when I switched them on, and then it opened fully as I switched them off.
All of a sudden the lights began working alternately, and now i don't know how to correct this.
any assistance appreciated!
thanks

Step 1--unplug the relays and use some spray contact cleaner (e.g., Wurth Kontact OL or Radio Shack TV Tuner Cleaner) on the posts of the relay and the holes in the relay socket. Use an X-acto knife blade (or similar) to open up the slots in the relay posts slightly to make the posts fit tighter in the socket.

Give that a try and see if it helps. If not, then check the grounds--there's one inside each front fender well, I think. Clean those connections up (you may need a wire brush or a putty knife or something similar).

Those are the "simple things" that I can think of. After that, you dig out the multimeter and the wiring diagram and start checking what wires have voltage and what ones don't.

--DD

I used to make the headlights do that on purpose by turning them on and off a bunch of times until they were out of sink, the kids on the school bus loved it.
Manually lower or raise one .

Thanks for the tips.
Since becoming wheelchair bound, salvaging 914s has become my mid-midlife passion since owning a '72 20yrs ago. Unfort, I need to friggin re-familiarize myself with the mechanics of them.
If I'm not mistaken, isn't there a mechanism on the headlight motor to manually move the light box?
tim c

QUOTE (c12croft @ Jan 8 2005, 11:43 AM)

If I'm not mistaken, isn't there a mechanism on the headlight motor to manually move the light box?

yes, there's supposed to be a black "knob" at the back of the headlight that you can use to manually move the headlight.
i forget which way to turn, one way unscrews the knob, the other way turns the headlight motor over.

be sure to unplug the relay before you do this ...
Andy