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

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 26 May 2001, at 1:58, Mike and Barry wrote:

>  I didn't give enough detail when I posted early about the car stopping
> while I was driving. It's a '71 single port, fuel injected, squareback. I've
> come to the conclusion that the problem is indeed electrical. Meaning that I
> might have to start re-wiring everything. A few new things have happened
> 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
> 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
> then who ever wired the car before me wired the turn signals and hazard
> signals through the same relay. They are suppose to be on different relays
> 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:

Your problems are probably all in the dash area, and they may 
even all have a common cause. I strongly recommend that you 
NOT consider "rewiring everything," or you will soon find yourself in 
the middle of a muddled up car that will never drive again. Rewiring 
is MUCH harder than troubleshooting and you are bound to create 
more problems than you solve.

There is just 1 flasher relay and it serves both the turn signals and 
the 4 way flashers.

Get the Bentley manual and start checking out your wiring in the 
area where you are having trouble. Just concentrate on 
understanding one thing at a time and work slowly. Look for loose 
or misplaced connections and bad grounds.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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