Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:26:16 -0800
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Blinkers not working???
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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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