progress - and electrical question

[JPSmit]

well, SWMBO wanted the kitchen painted before Thanksgiving (Canadian) - not entirely unreasonable since I've had portions of the wall in primer for about 10 mos now after doing some wiring. went to Home Depot Tuesday for paint and came home with five light fixtures - painting done and lights installed so now it's time to work on the car.

-all the interior dash lights in an working
-installed an inline fuse on the dash lights
-cleaned up and hooked up the reverse light switch at tranny. (note to self do this before the engine goes in) I still have to change the plug at the light as I got rid of the square reverse lights

Now back to the direction signals

I replaced the flasher unit and confirmed it works.

Unfortunately the direction signals still don't work. If I run a direct line from the fuse box to the green line side of the flasher unit, the signals work perfectly. If I hook it up as it is supposed to be, it doesn't. There is continuity from the fuse box to the hazard switch and continuity from the other pole of the hazard switch to the flasher unit. The hazard lights also work perfectly.

It seems to me that there should be continuity across the hazard switch poles but there doesn't seem to be.

To see this visually, I refer you to Bentley's 1500 Book. Page 330. I have continuity from the fusebox #40 to the hazard switch #44 (green wire) I also have continuity from the hazard switch #44 to the flasher unit #26 (also green) the switch at the steering wheel works as I can get the flasher to work with a direct feed. Any ideas?

It does seem to me that I should get continuity across the poles 7 & 8 on the hazard switch (#44) but I don't - is this correct?

 

[Golden_Swan]

Yes, there should be continuity across the hazard switch when the hazards are turned off. When they are on, continuity goes through the hazard flasher and to both sides of the turn signal

 

[JPSmit]

So, tomorrow I hope to get at the hazard switch - how should I proceed? can you take it apart - how?

it seems odd to me that the hazard lights work fine but the continuity across the terminals should be a no brainer. any ideas y'all?

thanks

 

[JPSmit]

well, time for an update. I cured the disease but the patient died. Took the switch apart, cleaned like crazy and noticed that the "prongs" that make the contact were worn. Fortunately I had another switch - which I had unfortunately melted in a previous adventure - but the prongs were still good. was just getting ready to reassemble when I noticed that the green plastic/ writing in the melted one was better than the other. at which point I broke the working one trying to switch them over However, the switch still works (it's the plastic that I broke) so I actually have signals and flashers. Hurray! Now I just need to buy a new Hazard switch to make it permanent.

 

[jlaird]

JP, you are a caution as my mother in law use to say.

 

[Sopwith_Camel]

ive been there!!
steve