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RE: Bad Ground on Headlight?????

To: "'Ian Spencer'" <SpenceIC@Healthall.com>,
Subject: RE: Bad Ground on Headlight?????
From: "Berghult, Bob" <bob.berghult@lmco.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Apr 2001 12:43:53 -0400
Wow,

        Hay, that worked, now we have all the lights working, Thanks,  Now
comes Miller, no windscreen time.
Thanks,
Bob Berghult
Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)
Series 3 GT, B9203825 LRX 39 (son's)



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Spencer [SMTP:SpenceIC@Healthall.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 06, 2001 11:31 AM
> To:   bob.berghult@lmco.com
> Subject:      RE: Bad Ground on Headlight?????
> 
> Install the frame to car LAST!!! The windshield is an easy process. Put
> the rubber seal around the glass. Lay the glass with seal in place into
> the frame. It should be easy to see how the rest works...just take a small
> screwdriver or something and work the rubber lip around the frame. next
> install stainless trim. Mount frame to body..don't forget rubber trim
> between frame and body. Last peice is stainless trim across bottom od
> windshield frame.
> 
> >>> "Berghult, Bob" <bob.berghult@lmco.com> 04/06/01 09:22AM >>>
> Hi Ian,
>       We're getting close, after we turned on the lights, we started up
> the engine, it purred like a kitten.  You and Jan should be proud.  The
> one
> thing left on the car is the windscreen.  What's the order of installation
> on that?  We put the frame back in, then we put the gasket(seal) around
> the
> glass, then we tried to put it in the frame, that process beat us both up.
> What did we do wrong?  Should we use soap?  How does the darn thing go in?
> HELP, HELP.
> 
> Bob Berghult
> Rick Berghult
> Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)
> Series 3 GT, B9203825 LRX 39 (son's)
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:       Ian Spencer [SMTP:SpenceIC@Healthall.com] 
> > Sent:       Friday, April 06, 2001 11:05 AM
> > To: bob.berghult@lmco.com 
> > Subject:    Re: Bad Ground on Headlight?????
> > 
> > Yes.. this is a classic ground problem. There should be a receiving clip
> > on the inside of the engine compartment next to the hole that the wires
> go
> > through. This clip is where the ground plugs in.  
> > 
> > >>> "Berghult, Bob" <bob.berghult@lmco.com> 04/06/01 08:56AM >>>
> > Hi List,
> >     As we put the finishing touches on the Series 3 GT and turned on the
> > lights, every thing worked, but, the right  headlight was real dim.  Now
> > this fender has a lot of Bondo and Fiberglas in it.  I don't know if
> there
> > is any steel left.  For all you electrical weenies out there, should I
> add
> > a
> > wire from the headlight bucket to a good ground on the chassis or would
> a
> > wire from one of the mounting screws to a good chassis ground do?
> (Isn't
> > that the same thing??)
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Bob Berghult
> > Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)
> > Series 3 GT, B9203825 LRX 39 (son's)
> > 
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