Headlights--Manual Operation?
08-09-2008, 11:05 PM
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Headlights--Manual Operation?
My 64 has an inop motor (or something) and the headlight is stuck in the open position.
I'm planning to get an overhaul kit, but in the meantime I'd like to close the light.
As a recall the **** on the inboard side of the motor is used for this, but I don't recall the entire procedure.
Can anyone help!
I'm planning to get an overhaul kit, but in the meantime I'd like to close the light.
As a recall the **** on the inboard side of the motor is used for this, but I don't recall the entire procedure.
Can anyone help!
08-09-2008, 11:12 PM
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1) Open the hood
2) Reach behind the nose of the car, finding the end of the motor
3) Feel for a serrated **** about the diameter of a Quarter
4) Turn it one way, and if the headlight bucket doesn't move a little, then go the other way
5) Repeat step 4 in the appropriate direction dozens and dozens of times
You can help a little by applying a LITTLE pressure to the headlight bucket in the direction you wish it to go, while turning the ****.
2) Reach behind the nose of the car, finding the end of the motor
3) Feel for a serrated **** about the diameter of a Quarter
4) Turn it one way, and if the headlight bucket doesn't move a little, then go the other way
5) Repeat step 4 in the appropriate direction dozens and dozens of times
You can help a little by applying a LITTLE pressure to the headlight bucket in the direction you wish it to go, while turning the ****.
08-09-2008, 11:24 PM
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1) Open the hood
2) Reach behind the nose of the car, finding the end of the motor
3) Feel for a serrated **** about the diameter of a Quarter
4) Turn it one way, and if the headlight bucket doesn't move a little, then go the other way
5) Repeat step 4 in the appropriate direction dozens and dozens of times
You can help a little by applying a LITTLE pressure to the headlight bucket in the direction you wish it to go, while turning the ****.
2) Reach behind the nose of the car, finding the end of the motor
3) Feel for a serrated **** about the diameter of a Quarter
4) Turn it one way, and if the headlight bucket doesn't move a little, then go the other way
5) Repeat step 4 in the appropriate direction dozens and dozens of times
You can help a little by applying a LITTLE pressure to the headlight bucket in the direction you wish it to go, while turning the ****.
08-09-2008, 11:56 PM
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1) The bucket willing to move a little
2) Which means that all the **** turning you did, was not enough to take out the free play between worn gears, and hadn't turned it quite enough times to start moving the bucket.
08-10-2008, 02:39 PM
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Eureka!
Well I got up this morning, had my coffee and headed out to spin that **** with the hopes of finally closing that right eye.
After somewhere between 100 and 32,000 turns it closed.
As I do every week, I cranked the 64 up and proceeded to exercise the power windows, heater blower and power steering. I figured I ought to run the left headlight perhaps insuring it would last longer than the right.
I applied the switch and BEHOLD---both lights are opening--and-- at a high rate of speed...a C2 miracle
...But, would they both close?? Yes they did, although the right one was fairly slow. So now after two weeks screwing with connections, and anything else I could think of, I now have two, yeah two, rotating headlights.
Dang, if I had done this on lucky 08/08/08 I probably would have gotten a new paint job too!
Given that I am getting the beast ready for sale, I am overjoyed at the thought of not plunking down a few hundred for a light kit.
It has been a few hours---I'm going to go check it again.
After somewhere between 100 and 32,000 turns it closed.
As I do every week, I cranked the 64 up and proceeded to exercise the power windows, heater blower and power steering. I figured I ought to run the left headlight perhaps insuring it would last longer than the right.
I applied the switch and BEHOLD---both lights are opening--and-- at a high rate of speed...a C2 miracle
...But, would they both close?? Yes they did, although the right one was fairly slow. So now after two weeks screwing with connections, and anything else I could think of, I now have two, yeah two, rotating headlights.Dang, if I had done this on lucky 08/08/08 I probably would have gotten a new paint job too!
Given that I am getting the beast ready for sale, I am overjoyed at the thought of not plunking down a few hundred for a light kit.
It has been a few hours---I'm going to go check it again.
08-10-2008, 04:27 PM
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That happens to me every year or so.
The fix is just the same as yours, but no need to fully open (or close) the inoperative one. Just moving it a little (less than 8,000 turns of the ****) makes it good for another year or two.
08-10-2008, 05:54 PM
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Another year or two...I'll take it!
So I wonder what the magic is..Could it have just been stuck on a bad spot in the motor or the gear jammed?
At any rate I can't complain..39 years of ownership and this is the first headlight problem I have had..Not so much as a sealed beam replacement. But there are other things I could talk about
So I wonder what the magic is..Could it have just been stuck on a bad spot in the motor or the gear jammed?
At any rate I can't complain..39 years of ownership and this is the first headlight problem I have had..Not so much as a sealed beam replacement. But there are other things I could talk about
08-10-2008, 06:29 PM
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