DeTomaso Mailing List: September 97, Message #195
     



From: Kirby Schrader <schrader@sugar-land.spc.slb.com>

Subject: Re: Headlights Out

Date: Fri, 5 Sep 1997 16:06:18 -0500



Dan,



I've had this happen to me twice..... Once at 11pm on a two lane road in

Kansas while doing about 80mph. Fortunately, there was a full moon!



I would bet it's your headlight switch. Has all the symptoms of the part of

the switch that controls the lamps themselves burning out.



There's been a lot of discussion about this issue at the local club

meetings. There's no relay in the circuit for the lights. All the current

for the headlights goes straight through the switch and it runs very hot.



But then, I could be wrong.... Have you checked the fuses? That's real easy

to do.



Kirby





At 15:15 -0500 5/9/97, Dan Jones wrote:

>The headlights in my Pantera went out the other night.  As the lights

>were popping up, the lights went out and the buckets retracted.  I cranked

>them up by hand but they were still dark and as soon as I started the car

>the buckets retracted again (I had turned the switch off).  Is this

>more likely to be the switch or fuse?  The tail lights and side/front

>marker lights remained lit.

>

>Thanks,

>Dan Jones







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