Re: [T3] Can't figure out what happened

[Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org>]

On Sat, 26 May 2001, Mike and Barry wrote:

> while I was driving. It's a '71 single port, fuel injected, squareback. I've

	Hmmm, fuel injected cars are always dual port.

> that suggest that there is some bad wiring. First horn doesn't work now, but
> will occasionally honk when I start car. I couldn't find a break in the

	I don't suppose that you have a lot of keys on your key ring, and
you're grounding them on the horn ring?  My parents' '69 Beetle does that!

> wire. Secondly the turn signals don't work now, they just don't blink. First
> I thought the problem with the blinkers was just the relay. But I accidently
> knocked the hazard signals knob while I was trying to figure out what was
> wrong and tada the turn signals now work. If i followed everything right

	I've driven a couple of VWs that do that.  My '69 Squareback needs
a little jiggle of the hazard switch now and again so that the blinkers
actually blink when I signal a turn.  If I jiggle the hazard switch the
"wrong" way, the turn signals won't blink when I signal a turn.

> right? My gas guage doesn't work now either, just flickers to the amount of
> gas I have every so often. Am I right to say that all of the problems exist
> in the wiring? What should I do to fix the problem: follow all the wires and


	My gut feeling is that each of these three problems is unrelated.
Each electrical, of course, but each deserves separate diagnosis.  I'd
start with the horn; it's a pretty simple system.

Good luck!
-Greg

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