[Supras] headlight motors etc

[Jeff Mohler]

Nope..havent got a clue.

Everything tests out great, ALL lights work, just the headlight relay is
never given a ground to make light with.

What is the 'light retaining relay' test?

On 11/4/07, Jim Jobe <jjobe2 at supratech.org> wrote:
>
>
> Anyone fix this yet?  I've found the exact same damned
> problem on an '85 mk2.  Headlights go up/down properly
> but the lights do not turn on.  I've ohmed out and tested
> nearly every wire, connection, etc.  It all specs out.
> The lights do turn on when I jumper 2 and 8 on the light
> retaining relay with a piece of wire in the back of the
> connector.  This tells me something is up with the relay,
> however we have put this relay in another '85 and it worked.
>
> Tailights work too which route through the same relay.
>
> On Wed, Aug 01, 2007 at 10:01:27AM -0700, Jeff Mohler wrote:
> > I wish it was that easy..they work fine when I go thru the IR#2 test
> > procedures.
> >
> > The headlight motors work fine, they go up and down as they should,
> every
> > time.
> > However, the lights do not come on.
> > The headlight relay is not getting its trigger.
> > If I trigger that relay by hand (remove relay cover) the lights go on
> and
> > off just fine.
> >
> > So..I mis-spoke my issue, the motors work fine, the relay is not
> triggered
> > and the lights themselves do not come on.
> >
> > Ive tried a working IR#2, I have a brand new complete headlight/signal
> > stalk.
>