Im having the same problem with my heat wave it will not go all the way to the top light but also it will not reset at all?. Any tips on what you did to get it to fully reset?. Im very confused. Thanks.

Things i need for my heat wave project

Rubber shooter rod tip
A red Ribbon in better condition than mine
Not bad flaking backglass
4 williams legs (mine are badly rusted
Schematic & playcards (if u can PDF email them to me thatd be even better).

PM me with any info can paypal or venmo. Or if u want to donate i can pay shipping thanks everyone for letting me be part of the new wave

What i dont understand is when i manually step it up it works but is just very slow but when i manually press in the plunger piece that i figured is suppose to reset it it does nothing but i dont see how its mechanical if i cleaned the parts with qtips and rubbing alcohol to free them up.

Would u be able to send me pics of exactly what u cleaned that fixed that exact problem?. Without having someone their with me i dont trust myself ill put it back right if i take it totally apart.

Can anyone come help a felllow Pinhead out. Im 1 flipper away from giving up. Im in virginia. I will provide lunch and a good time

So you are asking if while the game is on does it reset after i play and get the ribbon to the top?. Ive never tried to do that but i do know that if the game is on and i press the front button nothing happens the only time the game resets is if i shut off the game by hitting it on the slam switch underneath and then pressing the front button it will make all the score wheels reset to 0 and it will change the blow your top light back down to the fridgid light being on but thats it the ribbon stays at the top. I was told its a mechanical problem as the reason the ribbon does not reset to the bottom after but i do not trust myself taking it apart. But what it sounds like u are saying for me to maybe take the ribbon totally off and then put it back on maybe loosening the tension of the spring it attaches to?. Im willing to try anything. Thanks for advice

See it goes up just not back down after playing a game. The ribbon seems very slow when its advancing up too tho makes me wonder if it isnt alligned correct

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Luckily i got the themometer to work i didnt even have to take it apart i just went to harbor freight got super lube and put that on the pullys and other metal on metal parts and let it sit for a day and it works perfectly now. Thanks for the help everything tho. Other problem im still having is the game never going to game over after ball 5 but also not recognizing any of the balls i tried cleaning the contacts on the ball trough and it didnt fix anything. The gate fails to go down after the next ball or even move at all. Also wondering if anyone has any extra plastic cap piece they cab send me i just need 2 for the playfield. (The ones you rollover to make themometer rise). Thanks again

Wanted to give a big thanks as well to fellow pinsiders. My game is fixed as well happened to be the games relay was not gapped correct once that was fixed play gate was charged & goes five balls then game over. Now just need a backglass, score cards if anyone can send me a pdf of them as well & most important a new themometer ribbon.

What did u use to keep the two loose inswrts down, mine are sticking up aqwardly and make the ball go weird directions sometimes not even registering a roll over. Would love to know.

Id guess at least 60 working ones. Ones with perfect backglass about 5 ha