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help wiring
Help, I pulled into the garage turned my headlights off and the headlights didn't go down and then I saw smoke popped the hood and the plug on the headlight motor was fried. Upon futher investigation the power wire burnt the casing. I haven't investigated it any further. I looked at the headlight switch pulled it out and one of the power leads burnt the casing all the way as far up the harness as I looked I clipped the wire and taped it up so it won't ground on anything. The car still runs although if that wire grounds it stalls the car. No headlights, no headlight motor. Any suggestions as to where the wire under the dash runs. Fuse panel? and the one on the headlight motor fuse panel as well?
I have looked at serveral diagrams http://www.pelicanparts.com/944/electrical/944_84_2_1.jpg http://944-world.com/earlyfusepanel.html
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Sounds like....
sounds like the motor has shorted to ground. you can check this by using a voltmeter on the motor input. if so, not good. you are then looking at a new motor at least. that wire probably runs to a relay that will be marked headlight motor. it will be the output wire. i could help you more if it was an early type car.
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01-29-2003, 05:44 AM
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I figured that
I already ordered a new switch and relay from pelican parts. Just waiting for my 2 day err 3 day shipping. oh well it will get here when it gets here any help tracking the wire back to the relay would be nice
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new wire...
At this point, I might just run a new wire.
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This seems like it may be a common problem as the same thing happend to my 83 944 na. One sparky was convinced it was the motor another the switch so I replaced everything I got a motor from Ebay $10. Everything good now. Iam moving onto next problem.
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thats what i'm thinking of doing when I get the switch. This is my first order from pelican are they usually this slow with 2nd day air 4 days and counting.
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You were fortunate. I had a 924 that did this with the hood closed and no one noticed. Burned the paint on the hood immediately above the headlamp motor. One lead to this motor is always "hot". (How else does the motor close the lights whrn the key is turned to off?)So, if the relay fails in one particular mode, the relay itself and sometimes the motor fries. If the motor fries, it is usually a result of internal failure of the plastic "cams" that turn the motor off and on..Kinda like the rear wiper with its mysterious problems we read about here and other bbs every so often....
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sometimes it is that slow...
but, we are dealing with a finely engineered german automobile instead of a Honda. Sometimes the best prices can only be had through special order setups like this. Pelican probably has to source the parts from Europe for at least some of its orders.
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apparently not their fault
I either didn't put cc info in or it got lost. Anyways hopefully its here in the next couple of days. Its taking up space in my shop
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