Date: Sun, 2 Mar 2008 08:52:13 -0800
Reply-To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Blinkers not working???
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It's always something isn't it?
;^)
Glad you found the problem.
Neil.
On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 1:06 PM, Joe Federici <joefederici@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Ok just walked in from putting it back the dash pod together. The
> problem didn't turn out to be a ground. I left a plug off the hazard
> switch, the one next to the switch light. Once I plug in everything
> worked fine. No ground issues.
>
> JFF
>
>
>
>
> On Mar 1, 2008, at 3:26 PM, neil N wrote:
>
> 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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>
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