Atwell,
I actually did turn the hazard off and on a few times. It seems the hazards
keep working even when the regular turn signals (and other stuff) fail. Is
this a clue that the hazard is the problem??
Dave
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Atwell Haines [mailto:carbuff@nac.net]
> Sent: Sunday, October 18, 1998 7:18 PM
> To: David Moag; Spitfire Mailing List (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: Strange Electrical Phenomena
>
>
> 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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