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Date:         Wed, 9 Oct 2002 00:56:03 -0700
Reply-To:     Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
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From:         Damon Campbell <damoncampbellvw@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      non-stock relay turnsignal problem... (longer than it should be)
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Sigh.  So i do the whole re-wire for my dash and headlights... fires up perfect first time.  Methinks i am some sort of electrical stud.  Studliness i posess no longer.






Background: Upgraded '84 westy to E-code headlights with city/parking light in main bulb housing.  Disconnected stock corner lamp parking light to achieve the more positive on-off blinkie turn signal.  Decided i wanted corner parking light back, while keeping better blinkie.






Current wiring solution/problem:  SPDT Relays wired in series after turn signal switch and in parallel with parking lights.


-bk/w (18) coming from turn signal switch into terminal 86 of relay (about 8" from switch)


-bk/w (18) coming out of terminal 85 of relay to wherever it was going in the first place


-ran two wires out of single spade on terminal 1 of fuse block (spade was for rear parking light... oops, wanted front, but doesn't really matter).  New wire goes into terminal 30 of relay.


-routed wire from terminal >>87a<< on relay to parking light.






Results: corner parking lights come on as expected (relay wired nominally closed), however, when turn signal applied, a small silver relay box simply buzzes weakly (almost sounds like a small electric motor on a dead battery).  No turn signal blinkie anywhere.


Sigh.






Should i have wired the relay to the 18g white wire feeding the "emerg flasher relay" instead of after the switch?  But then i wouldn't turn off only the appropriate parking light for blinking... Or an even better question: What the hell is going on?  What is that small silver box with a "25" on top of it do?  Just buzz at you when you do stupid things?  Please let me know how i can fix this self-induced problem.






As always, thanks for your input (it truly is invaluable as the only time i've had a problem working on my van is when i did something without consulting the list, first :-)


-Damon




'84 Westy




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