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Subject:Re: Differences between 82 and 83 turn signals?
From:mark drillock
Date:Mon, 13 Apr 2009 07:21:33 -0700

Leave the fuses OUT while doing all of this.

Yes, the 4 way flasher switch is the emergency flasher switch.

Mark

Jim Felder wrote:
> 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
>>
>