Date:         Sun, 30 Nov 2008 11:22:19 -0600
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Problem resolved: Turn signal working... Mark got it
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I wrote a final desperate plea for help with the turn signals on my 83
diesel westy. They have not worked in years. Mark Drillock accepted
the challenge and posted a simple test whereby a 9v battery is adapted
to terminals 9 and 14 of the printed foil. He also sent advice to
check the condition of the 9 and 14 connector nodes in the white
plastic housing. I did this check first, because it was there in front
of me, and I immediately saw (with help of a powerful magnifier for
those tiny numbers on the connector) that position 14 was not damaged,
but it was empty. As in, it contained no wire or connector whatsoever.

That caused me to post again asking what color wire I was looking for.
That post got me wondering why I didn't track that item down in the
Bentley. The Bentley showed that position #1 should be empty. I
remembered counting 13 wires from the connector, so that mean that in
all likelihood, someone--possibly me although I don't know why I would
have been messing with it--had the number 14 connector come out and
put it back on the other end of the connector, in position #1.

I rearranged the wires according to this logic and I have turn signal
indication on my dash!

Thanks, Mark. Now, how 'bout my fast-running clock?

: )

Jim

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