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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
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
>
>
>
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>
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