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Subject:Re: bemused by wiring
From:neil N
Date:Mon, 3 Dec 2007 12:05:01 -0800

first thing I'd check are connectors. Like the ones at the instrument cluster.

Cheers,

Neil.

On 12/3/07, mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm no genius when it comes to wiring diagrams - I think it's somehow
> related to math aversion. I have an electrical gremlin that makes me chuckle
> a little that maybe someone can shed light on:
>
> When I use the right turn signal, the reverse lights flash along with the
> turn signal. This doesn't happen when I use the left turn signal. Likewise,
> when I put the van in reverse, the right turn signal lights up, solid, not
> flashing. This morning I noticed that when I move the auto trans selector
> from D to N, I can hear the turn signal flasher relay click. Or maybe it's
> not the signal relay? That seems the most likely.
>
> Do these lights share the same circuit? If so, what and where is the most
> likely fault?
>
> --
> mordo
> 1990 Carat
>

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