

| Subject: | Re: Blinkers not working??? |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:52:13 -0800 |
It's always something isn't it? ;^) Glad you found the problem. Neil. On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote: > Ok just walked in from putting it back the dash pod together. The > problem didn't turn out to be a ground. I left a plug off the hazard > switch, the one next to the switch light. Once I plug in everything > worked fine. No ground issues. > > JFF > > > > > On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:26 PM, neil N wrote: > > IIRC, there may have been a ground wire I didn't put back on. OR a > little (brown?) wire to one of the switches on the cluster. Not sure > which one. > > Me? Vague memory? Yes. 45 Soon? Yes. > > Neil. > > > > On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 12:11 PM, Joe Federici > <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Well- > > > > I pulled the dash pod off and tried unplugging and plugging the main > > dash plug in and out a few times along with checking the grounds at > > the made star ground rings by the fuse box. Nothing is unplugged. I > > also tried wiggling various grounds again. The strange thing to me > > the hazards work fine. The green light blinks on and off. > > > > Pulling the dash I really only unplugged a few things, One of which > > is the plugs on the turn stalk and I'm going to try switching it out > > with another stalk I have. I realize a bad ground is most likely the > > problem but if anyone has any idea on the best way to track it down > > I'm all ears. > > > > thanks > > > > JFF > > > > > > > > > > On Mar 1, 2008, at 11:42 AM, Ken Wilford wrote: > > > > It is probably a loose or broken ground connection at one of the two > > star ground connectors that are behind the fuse panel. The other > > thing I would try is unplugging the instrument cluster and plugging > > that back in. Be sure the plug is straight. You should find the > > problem this way. > > > > Ken Wilford > > John 3:16 > > www.vanagain.com > > > > > > Joe Federici wrote: > >> OK, so here the problem I pulled the dash off to replace the heater > >> motor. Put everything back to together and now my blinkers aren't > >> working properly. > >> > >> What I'm getting is dim green led that's on constant, if the flip the > >> stalk to use the blinker the green light get brighter not does not > >> blink. Everything else seems to work fine. The hazards to work. > >> > >> I check the connections on the steering column and they all seem to > >> be OK. I have cruise control on that same stalk and that works fine > >> as well. > >> > >> Anyone have a good starting point for tracking this down. I looked of > >> loose grounds or connections but I'm not seeing anything. > >> > >> thanks > >> > >> JFF > >> > >> > >> '87 Syncro Adventurewagen: Vincent Van-Go > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" > > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ > -- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" http://web.mac.com/tubaneil http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
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