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Hello,
I'm a new 914 owner and also new to this forum and hoping someone can help steer me in the right direction. Over the winter I restored the dash on my 1972 914-4 and removed the gauges. Before I put the gauges back in I installed a retrosound radio and when I tested it I also tested the lights, 4-way flashers and turn signals and all was fine. When I put it all back together a couple of days ago and went to start it, the relay was active when I turn the key to the on position. Not activating the exterior lights but the heat warning lights flash in the fuel gauge. When I pull the hazard switch on, the relay stops. It also stops when the car is actually running. When I try to use the turn signals it blows a fuse. I've triple checked the wiring of the gauges and all looks correct. I'm considering replacing the relay but I wanted to see if anyone had any insight before I start throwing parts at the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gregg. |
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Jerry ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Members Posts: 6,994 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None ![]() ![]() |
Over the winter I restored the dash on my 1972 914-4 and removed the gauges. Before I put the gauges back in I installed a retrosound radio and when I tested it I also tested the lights, 4-way flashers and turn signals and all was fine. When I put it all back together a couple of days ago and went to start it, the relay was active when I turn the key to the on position. Not activating the exterior lights but the heat warning lights flash in the fuel gauge. When I pull the hazard switch on, the relay stops. It also stops when the car is actually running. When I try to use the turn signals it blows a fuse. I've triple checked the wiring of the gauges and all looks correct. I'm considering replacing the relay but I wanted to see if anyone had any insight before I start throwing parts at the problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Gregg. If everything worked before you put it all back together, it seems that would point to some wiring issue. Maybe a ground as suggested is not making good contact or when stuffing everything back into place some wires were crossed. There's a lot of wires in close proximity to each other and there's a chance a couple of wires are crossed. I doubt a bad flasher relay would cause a fuse to blow. It could happen but when you say "the relay was active when I turn the key to the on position" would indicate there is a load on the relay where there should be no load. The "load" would be the exterior lights. Notice below that all lights are connected to pin 49A of the flasher relay in the top right. But there are switches (4-way, turnsignal, brake) which are open thus no load with all switches off. This why I think there are some wires crossed around the relay. If it were me, I'd try to get back to the point where everything worked before; disconnect battery NEG, drop the fuse panel; inspect the wires around the flasher relay. When all wires are stable, connect the battery NEG (don't have to tighten it) and try testing again. Attached image(s) ![]() |
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