Sometimes, (happened to me) these same symptoms were caused by the x-relay having dodgy connections. I removed the relay, slightly splayed the terminals, so it fit snug when re-inserted. All my problems went away - nirvana! Marshall Ruskin
>Typical tell tales when the X connection in the ignition switch dies: > >#The lights go out, both low and high, but not the high flasher or parking lights, >because those are powered from the fuse box. >#The wipers die >#The heater fans die >#Heated rear window dies >#Power mirrors die >#Power windows die > >All of these are connected to the X relay, and when the X connection in the ign. >switch dies, everything in that particular circuit dies too. Time for a new >switch. BTDT!! > >PerL >87 Syncro 112i > |
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