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| The Kelzer |
 Jun 17 2006, 12:56 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077  |
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Everytime I turn off my headlights, my left one winks several times or sometimes forever until I kill the power to it! Most of the time it doesn't stop in the correct location either....usually about 3/4 inch too high. What gives ?? Mahalo, Kelly |
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| olav |
Jun 17 2006, 12:57 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,107 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Los Gatos, CA. USA Member No.: 34 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(The Kelzer @ Jun 17 2006, 11:56 AM)  (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif) Everytime I turn off my headlights, my left one winks several times or sometimes forever until I kill the power to it! Most of the time it doesn't stop in the correct location either....usually about 3/4 inch too high. What gives ?? Mahalo, Kelly Sounds like a flaky relay. |
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| The Kelzer |
Jun 17 2006, 12:59 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077 |
Sounds like a flaky relay. [/quote] How's that ?? Please explain. KK |
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| olav |
Jun 17 2006, 01:01 PM
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Senior Member Group: Retired Members Posts: 1,107 Joined: 28-December 02 From: Los Gatos, CA. USA Member No.: 34 Region Association: None |
On the headlight, under the plastic cover there is a relay. That might be bad. |
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| The Kelzer |
Jun 17 2006, 01:03 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 8-November 04 From: Waikoloa Hawaii Member No.: 3,077 |
QUOTE(olav @ Jun 17 2006, 09:01 AM) On the headlight, under the plastic cover there is a relay. That might be bad. Ok, I'm with you on that part....why do you come to that conclusion ? What triggers the relay ? KK |
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| dimitri |
Jun 17 2006, 01:13 PM
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dimitri Group: Members Posts: 101 Joined: 16-March 05 From: Cupertino,CA Member No.: 3,769 |
Trigger is within the gearbox. You can open it and check for damage. Might need
some cleanning, most likely worn. Dimitri |
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| Andyrew |
Jun 17 2006, 01:57 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,377 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California 
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Quick check for the relay... is swap the relays side to side..... if the right side does it.. new relay time.
If not... its not the relays. Andrew |
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| DanT |
Jun 17 2006, 03:50 PM
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Going back to the Dark Side! Group: Members Posts: 4,300 Joined: 4-October 04 From: Auburn, CA Member No.: 2,880 Region Association: None |
Mine did the same thing and I found it to be due to a bad headlight switch...
I removed my relays to keep them from winking. It is always a good idea to keep a couple of those round relays around a spares since they work on several circuits on the car. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) |
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| ClayPerrine |
Jun 17 2006, 04:27 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 15,958 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille
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This should help you to understand how they work, and why they would keep running.
Classic message threads: How your headlight motors work. |
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