At 11:30 AM 2/11/2003, Zoran Mladen wrote:
>That's not right.  The headlights do run through the
>load reduction relay (which I assume you are referring
>to as X relay).

No, I'm sorry -- Take a look at 97.111, track 85.  The headlights are
driven directly by the X-contact on the ign switch (jumps to track 9) --
the same wire goes off the headlight switch and powers the 86-terminal of
the load reduction relay.  The output of that relay goes on the internal
X-circuit in the fuse/relay panel and powers the other devices -- heater
blower, rear defrost, front and rear wipers, air-conditioning control,
cruise control on automatic transmission vehicles, power mirrors etc.

So the fact that the headlights also are failing says it's not a relay
problem but an ign. switch problem or bad wire.  The headlights work when
you pull the flasher switch because the switch gets power from the
30-circuit, direct from the battery.  A bad flasher switch would stop the
headlights but not the heater blower...

david

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