Ron Madurski wrote:
>
> Hey guys, clutch is working great.
>
> I went to get my car inspected and the blinkers decided to quit working
> :-(
>
> Here's the sequence of events. I installed a new brake light switch
> since the old one was very corroded and did not work. Everything worked
> OK for the first few miles. I noticed that the tach was jumping around
> a bit. A little while later it had stopped working and the Fuel and
> Temperature gauges were dead. When this happens the turn signals do not
> work, but the emergency flashers do work. Brake lights still work,
> headlights still work, wipers still work. Every once in awhile the
> gauges come alive and the flashers will work again.
>
> I suspect that there is a bad ground somewhere but I haven't located it
> yet. The other culprit may be the instrument voltage stabilizer, but it
> is such a simple device (I opened it up) that I can't picture it going
> bad. Are there any common bad grounds to look for?
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
> Ron Madurski
> rmadursk@galaxy.galstar.com
This points to a green circuit failure rather than a ground, however if the
brake lights
still work, and the reverse lights then it is unlikely to be the number three
fuse but a
connector on one of the three greens that come off it. Particularly check any
connectors
near where you were working.
PaulH.
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