I know my wiring is trying to tell me something. If I could only figure out what... will keep thinking and poking around. Jim > > I'm sure that you think just the opposite but the new turn signal led > behavior since you strengthened the cluster ground in fact points to where > the real fault likely is. > > Mark > > > Jim Felder wrote: >> >> Three-year-long story short: No turn signal indication on the dash, >> other than the relay clicking. Over this winter, on cold days, temp >> needle went nuts and temp LED flashed until car was warmed up. >> >> Replace the temp "relay" and the temp needle calmed down for good, it >> always operates properly now--which is strange, because I wam told >> that the relay controls the light, not the needle. >> >> At first the blinking light would not quit and as the car warmed up, >> this blinking because so intense that for all practical purposes the >> light was always on at normal temps. >> >> Then this quit, and my turn signal indicator light started working for >> no apparent reason as long as the headlights were off. If they were >> on, no turn signal indicator light. >> >> Sooooo, I thought to myself, "very good, better anyway, but you >> haven't done anything to improve the grounds. >> >> So I did as Mark D. and other suggested and cut the two brown wires to >> the big connector and soldered them to a big common ground wire with a >> ring, and put that under the big screw supporting the heater lever >> assembly. I soldered the two "tail" ends together. >> >> Now I get this: no turn signal indication under any circumstances, and >> the temp LED blinks unless I cycle the key on and off a few times to >> kill it. >> >> Jim >> > |
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