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> Fun with Electricity, PO Stuff #5 in the series, or is it #6?
NARP74
post Sep 25 2023, 12:25 PM
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Going to RRC2023 last week, I lost all my gauges just after leaving home. Pulled over to check things out and found a blown fuse. Blew a couple more before I figured out it was the left turn signal. Didn't use them for the rest of the weekend. I asked around and someone suggested I check the flasher or turn signal relay. I dropped the fuse panel and found this. Did someone swap my relays around?
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post Nov 17 2023, 01:03 PM
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Been working on this for a while now. I managed to not follow my usual practice of try one thing and verify it. I worked on several things at once and I am not sure what stopped the fuse blowing, but I have new issues that I have introduced.
Done so far;
Cleaned and lubed most of the front & rear contacts with appropriate products.
Took apart the rear light housing completely. I found an intermittent short between two wires on the trunk side. I think some luggage might have hit the wires while on the RRC 2023 trip. I could see evidence of heating in the outer shield from one of the lights.
I put in LED bulbs in all the external housings except the headlights.
I installed a new blinker relay from Spoke for the LEDs

So the new issues;
With no parking lights or headlight on;
The flashers work normal, 1 blink per second, dash indicator lights are bright
Left turn signal, fast blink, dash lights are dim
Right turn, the same

Parking lights on;
Flashers, lit but no blink, but the relay is clicking
The same for the left and right turn signal

Headlights on, same as with the parking lights on

The rear blinkers work properly in all scenarios

And
Parking lights turned on, dash indicator is lit
Headlights on, dash indicator is blank
Headlights on high, no hi beam indicator

I am sure there is a pattern here, what is it? Where do I look next?
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NARP74   Fun with Electricity   Sep 25 2023, 12:25 PM
87m491   They are not in the same location/order as mine, b...   Sep 25 2023, 12:47 PM
NARP74   I guess the bases could be swapped. I'll have...   Sep 25 2023, 12:50 PM
Dave_Darling   The electrons don't care where the relays are....   Sep 26 2023, 01:26 AM
914Sixer   I see lots of NON STOCK wires in the background. ...   Sep 26 2023, 05:36 AM
NARP74   I have not even started looking at the non stock w...   Sep 26 2023, 10:06 AM
NARP74   It gets worse. Why was this cut and bypassed?   Sep 26 2023, 10:08 AM
Spoke   It gets worse. Why was this cut and bypassed? ...   Nov 21 2023, 11:23 AM
NARP74   What is this add on wire for?   Sep 26 2023, 10:08 AM
87m491   That is a jumper wire to make the later 5 pin dire...   Sep 26 2023, 07:59 PM
jim_hoyland   I had a similiar issue and is was: “If the left ...   Sep 26 2023, 10:50 AM
NARP74   Swapped relays with others I had, no change. Foun...   Oct 14 2023, 02:35 PM
NARP74   Been working on this for a while now. I managed t...   Nov 17 2023, 01:03 PM
NARP74   Any ideas here???   Nov 18 2023, 10:28 AM
Ishley   I can’t say definitively… but I had gremlins i...   Nov 18 2023, 07:09 PM
campbellcj   ^^^ I just went thru the same thing - pulled my ha...   Nov 19 2023, 07:32 AM
NARP74   Buying NOS or used old ones on Samba? Any good ne...   Nov 19 2023, 08:59 AM
campbellcj   Buying NOS or used old ones on Samba? Any good n...   Nov 20 2023, 05:24 PM
Tbrown4x4   I have had good luck finding intermittent shorts b...   Nov 19 2023, 09:06 AM
NARP74   I have had good luck finding intermittent shorts ...   Nov 19 2023, 09:23 AM
76-914   After you cleaned and replaced the bulbs you now h...   Nov 19 2023, 09:23 AM
NARP74   After you cleaned and replaced the bulbs you now ...   Nov 19 2023, 09:30 AM
Spoke   I figured out it was the left turn signal. Keep ...   Nov 19 2023, 09:57 AM
Tbrown4x4   I have had good luck finding intermittent shorts...   Nov 19 2023, 06:31 PM
NARP74   So the latest is that the fuse has stopped blowing...   Nov 20 2023, 09:27 AM
Spoke   And for the dial gauge indicators, are the arrows...   Nov 20 2023, 09:57 PM
87m491   I can't be the only one trying to use LED bu...   Nov 22 2023, 03:08 PM
NARP74   I can't be the only one trying to use LED b...   Nov 22 2023, 03:40 PM
VaccaRabite   Its the switch. You need a switch that is designe...   Nov 20 2023, 10:57 AM
NARP74   I have talked to a few people and verified on anot...   Nov 20 2023, 01:58 PM
NARP74   Car is a 74, but... it has a Gates dash conversion...   Nov 21 2023, 09:16 AM
Spoke   Car is a 74, but... it has a Gates dash conversio...   Nov 21 2023, 11:07 AM
majkos1   Don't you have Five gauges ? That's a Gett...   Nov 21 2023, 04:46 PM
NARP74   Don't you have Five gauges ? That's a Get...   Nov 22 2023, 09:14 AM


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