I know my wiring is trying to tell me something. If I could only
figure out what... will keep thinking and poking around.

Jim
>
> I'm sure that you think just the opposite but the new turn signal led
> behavior since you strengthened the cluster ground in fact points to where
> the real fault likely is.
>
> Mark
>
>
> Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>> Three-year-long story short: No turn signal indication on the dash,
>> other than the relay clicking. Over this winter, on cold days, temp
>> needle went nuts and temp LED flashed until car was warmed up.
>>
>> Replace the temp "relay" and the temp needle calmed down for good, it
>> always operates properly now--which is strange, because I wam told
>> that the relay controls the light, not the needle.
>>
>> At first the blinking light would not quit and as the car warmed up,
>> this blinking because so intense that for all practical purposes the
>> light was always on at normal temps.
>>
>> Then this quit, and my turn signal indicator light started working for
>> no apparent reason as long as the headlights were off. If they were
>> on, no turn signal indicator light.
>>
>> Sooooo, I thought to myself, "very good, better anyway, but you
>> haven't done anything to improve the grounds.
>>
>> So I did as Mark D. and other suggested and cut the two brown wires to
>> the big connector and soldered them to a big common ground wire with a
>> ring, and put that under the big screw supporting the heater lever
>> assembly. I soldered the two "tail" ends together.
>>
>> Now I get this: no turn signal indication under any circumstances, and
>> the temp LED blinks unless I cycle the key on and off a few times to
>> kill it.
>>
>> Jim
>>
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