Reply to "Head lights will not go down"

Here is what I know so far, and I have checked several cars. The diagram is correct for a 72 model....relay located under the passenger foot well. The relay coil is energized, contacts CLOSE by the headlamp switch.

On my 74, the action is reversed. The coil is activated, contacts CLOSE the minute the key is turned on. When the light switch is activated, the relay OPENS, not closes. The headlights work perfectly. Sounds crazy, but true.

Somebody please check their 74 model and see if the relay closes by the ignition switch. You can hear it click.

On the malfunctioning 74 model, the relay will not close no matter what. The motor is good because if the headlamps are hand cranked down, the minute the key is turned on they raise. They raise because the relay is open, not closed as it should be.

I don't believe the limit switches would have anything to do with the relay not closing.