Re: [T3] Help me troubleshoot turnsignals - 70 Variant

[daniel@type34.info]

<x-flowed>Hmmm.

First a couple of question:

When your ignition is off and you turn on the hazard warning lights, 
what happens? Do the indicators work and not the dash lights?

How many terminals does your flasher relay have, 3 or 4?

A couple of things to check. The hazard warning lights switch should 
have a 30 terminal and a 15 terminal. The former gets 12V all the time, 
and the latter only when the ignition is switched on. Check this is 
really happening. You should be able to connect a voltmeter to the 
various terminals of the hazard warning lights switch and see what gets 
12V when. That's how I debugged mine.

Check the ground of the hazard warning lights switch. If it is the 
correct switch for a 69 and later car, it should have a ground terminal 
(31), otherwise it should ground through the escutchon. Personally I 
wouldn't be surprised if this is your problem.

The wire that is disconnected from the headlight rel;ay is probably the 
56 wire. As far as I know the headlights won't work without this (do 
they?), but it shouldn't affect the indicators.

I hope this is of some help.

Daniel



Per Lindgren wrote:

> Good volks,
>
> The turnsignals in my 70 Variant are a bit screwed up, it seems. When 
> I bought it, nothing worked and the hazard light switch was broken. I 
> replaced the hazard switch and relay today, and I also checked the 
> turn signal switch assembly for continuity. So, now the hazard lights 
> work like they're supposed to, almost.
>
> When I pull out the hazard light switch, the warning lights in the 
> gauge will only light up when the ignition is on. It may be the way 
> the 70 is wired up, but I was under the understanding that these 
> lights were to blink in sync with the indicator light in the hazard 
> switch. Also the regular turn signals doesnt work with the ignition 
> on, or engine running, for that matter.
>
> The wiring in this car seems pretty much untouched, in that I mean 
> that it doesnt look like some idiot has made a spaghetti of it all. 
> The only problem I know of right now is that a yellow wire from the 
> light switch to the high/low relay is broken off, but that shouldnt 
> have anything to do with the turn signals or the dash indicator 
> lights, should it?
>
> All the fuses are ok, and the 4 turn signal bulbs all light up with 
> the hazards on, so the problem isnt there at least. Has anyone run by 
> this problem, or similar problem earlier? This really puzzles me.
> PerL
> 73 Variant L
> 70 Variant
>
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