Re: [T3] Turn Signal Switch/Speedometer Questions

[Adriaan Loedolff <adriaan@eng.uct.ac.za>]

MotorHole@aol.com wrote:

>
> 1) Condition: Hi-beams only - no low beams - When I try to actuate the turn
> signal switch by pushing up toward me (correct?) nothing happens. No click or
> anything.

Dimmer switch disconnected somewhere or maybe the flasher relay is fried. The
relay is located beneath the dashboard on the upper left side (LHD), is
rectangular and has 5 wires connected to it. Check that they are all there. The
thin brown wire runs from the relay to the dimmer swich to earth at the fusebox.
On mine the wire connects to a spade terminal that is secured by one of the
fusebox mounting screws. Disconnect the battery, remove the 2 fusebox screws,
gently pull the fusebox down and check if the wire is connected to one of the
two. If one of the fusebok screws is missing - replace it, that should restore
your flasher.

> 2)  Speedometer gives off an awful whine once you get above a certain speed,
> then it  slows down and continues to the point where we had to disconnect the
> cable.

Speedo is dying. They can be opened and repared - might be easier to get a
replacement one

Regards

Adriaan Loedolff
'69 Squareback Automatic
Cape Town - South Africa


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