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| NARP74 |
 Sep 25 2023, 12:25 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,254 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
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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| NARP74 |
Nov 20 2023, 09:27 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,254 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
So the latest is that the fuse has stopped blowing, a couple of possible fixes for that one. An intermittent short in the trunk wiring for the tail light assembly, and I might have fried a relay. Will test the relay later. Got those both sorted.
I decided to put the incandescent bulbs back in the front turn signal housing and guess what? Things started working as I would expect. The LEDs are all still installed in the rear, incandescents up front. The blinkers function normally with no other lights on, 1 blink per second and both dash indicators are bright and flash at the same time. They also function correctly with parking lights and head lights on. Looks like it might be something with the LED bulbs in that front position. I have no idea why they work in the rear but not the front. Same bulbs I think, just a different color in the back. I will swap and see what happens. I can't be the only one trying to use LED bulbs for the front turn signals. And here is one more oddity, with the LEDs in the front, no keys in the ignition, no lights on or anything running, if I hit the turn signals in either direction, there is enough current leakage to faintly light the LED bulbs, no blink, just a faint light. I get that they use less voltage but is that normal? Does that point to a turn signal switch issue? And for the dial gauge indicators, are the arrows both supposed to light up no matter which way the turn signal is moved, or are they supposed to mirror the direction of the switch? I thought I had seen a previous discussion on this question. |
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| 87m491 |
Nov 22 2023, 03:08 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 321 Joined: 29-July 12 From: Portland, the original! Member No.: 14,731 Region Association: North East States 
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QUOTE(NARP74 @ Nov 20 2023, 07:27 AM)  I can't be the only one trying to use LED bulbs for the front turn signals. Nope just went nearly 100% LED (no headlights yet) in my 74 a few months ago. I had a problem with cheap dual "filament" brake tail light bulbs but fixed with better bulbs. The fronts worked right off. Is your/did you make your flasher relay LED compatible? |
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| NARP74 |
Nov 22 2023, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,254 Joined: 29-July 20 From: Colorado, USA, Earth Member No.: 24,549 Region Association: Rocky Mountains |
QUOTE(87m491 @ Nov 22 2023, 02:08 PM) QUOTE(NARP74 @ Nov 20 2023, 07:27 AM) I can't be the only one trying to use LED bulbs for the front turn signals. Nope just went nearly 100% LED (no headlights yet) in my 74 a few months ago. I had a problem with cheap dual "filament" brake tail light bulbs but fixed with better bulbs. The fronts worked right off. Is your/did you make your flasher relay LED compatible? I bought the flasher relay from Spoke, all ready to go, plug and play. I do have 2 of them. I will test the 2nd in the next day or two. |
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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 Spoke
And for the dial gauge indicators, are the arrows... Nov 20 2023, 09:57 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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