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Jim wrote:
> >> *no oil pressure light---bad bulb?
> >>probably bad switch on the engine. Ground the wire with the ignition on
to
>> see if the bulb works; if it does the sender is dead.
> > Yeah, I tried grounding the wire yesterday and it didn't turn the light
on,
>> also when turning the key to the on position it didn't light up
either.Thats
>> why I think it might be the bulb.
>You have to ground the wire WITH the ignition ON to test the bulb.
Jim, turned out it was BOTH the bulb and the sender that were bad. I sorted
thru 3 switches that I had here and found a good one , so now thats fixed.
>> If it turns out that the headlight ( hi/low beam ) relay is bad , can you
>> tell me what to look for in it? Russ suggested that I check the ground for
>> the switch too, but I haven't gotten that far yet. Thanks for ALL the help
>> and keep up the suggestions as I like positive feedback on things like
this.
>Look for corrosion in the contacts. Check for continuity where it looks like
it
should have it. I was not aware of the wire that Russ mentioned.
Turns out that Russ was right, no continuity thru the brown wire with the
grey stripe from the dimmer switch. Fixed the break in the wire and now all
is a ok.
Thanks for all the help, between this list and a Bentley manual I was able
to fix most of my problems without too much trouble, although wiring can
sometimes be tedious and troublesome if you stick with it, it eventually
produces a solution.
Bob 65 Notch S w/ sunroof
69 Squareback-AT
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