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Subject:Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
From:Jim Felder
Date:Mon, 13 Apr 2009 09:01:31 -0500

See below, then my question...

On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 2:56 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> Jim, something else to try.
>
> With everything otherwise connected as normal, pull fuses 9 and 11.
> Now turn on the key and look at the turn indicator. Flip the turn signal
> lever either way and the light should come on and stay on. Does it?

No.
>
> Did the alt led and oil led come on and stay on during the above?

Yes, as normal.
>
> If the turn led still did not come on but the other leds did, look at the
> back of the 4 way flasher switch and find the black/white/green wires that
> attach to a point on the back of the switch.

Is this the emergency flasher? Do I put the two fuses back in for this
test, or leave them out?

Now touch a jumper wire from
> metal ground to the metal where the black/white/green wires attach in the
> connector on the back. With the key on the turn led should come on every
> time you touch the grounded jumper to that lead of the switch connector.
> Does it?
>
> You may want to nick the insulation to expose bare wire on one of the
> black/white/green wires if you can't get contact to metal inside the back of
> the connector they go to.

Thanks, let me hear from you on the above and I'll proceed.

Jim
>
> Mark
>