How about a funky hazard light switch?
Try actuating the hazard switch on-off about a dozen times. Then see if
your gremlins disappear. Costs nothing to try.
Atwell Haines
'79 Spitfire
At 06:10 PM 10/18/98 -0700, David Moag wrote:
>Hello All,
>
>Well, I thought my Spitfire was smiling at me because of it's new O/D. Turns
>out it was one of those looks you give when revenge is on your mind. I'm
>having a strange electrical failure, which looks like it's due to two
>factors.
>
>First, I had gone out for a nice drive and the car performed perfectly. All
>electrics worked. About an hour later I went back out to run to the store,
>and none of the gauges or stereo worked. Basically, it appeared that
>everything tied to the accessory position on the ignition failed. The
>failure list is: temp gauge, fuel gauge, turn signals, stereo, windshield
>wipers. The still working list: horn, ignition light, headlights.
>
>So I fiddled around a bit, swapped out all the fuses even though the
>originals test out OK, and all of a sudden it all came back to life. Until
>you turn on a turn signal. Then everything cut out. More fiddling and it
>appears some of wires connecting to the fuse box are of questionable
>connection. Jiggling and pressing them got everything to come back and stay
>back. So the first problem is in that area, but I'm wondering if I can do
>much about it without removing the dash again (I don't have the heart to do
>that immediately after 2 months of down time doing other things). Any ideas
>on how to fix things without tearing the dash back out??
>
>The second problem goes back to the turn signal. Even though I've now got
>the original failure list working, about 50% of the time that I use a turn
>signal, it momentarily cuts the circuit to everything else. This is most
>noticeable in the stereo, the music just stops for a moment and then it
>re-starts itself. It's probably also happening the gauges, but they are slow
>enough to register that it is hard to tell. Does anyone have any idea of how
>to start figuring this one out?
>
>Thanks for any suggestions you may have --- even with all the above it sure
>is driving nice!
>
>Dave Moag
>77 Spitfire
>62 TR3B
>
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