I am hoping that I might lean on the list to help me confirm what I think is the source of my problem with an electrical issue with my 74 Spitfire's turn indicator circuit.
First a bit of background... a few weeks ago I was attempting to fix a fairly long standing problem with my turn signal lights. The problem was that when I turned my left indicator on my right indicator also came on (and vice versa), but very dimly. I sourced what I thought was the problem to the turn indicator switch and tried to clean that switch up. Unfortunately, instead of fixing the problem (it is a long story with much cursing) I made the problem worse and essentially shorted out the whole circuit. I think that this is referred to as "shipwright's disease" :). Now I am not getting any power to the indicator switch, and no power to the indicator flasher unit. I think I have sourced my new problem back to my hazard flasher switch (I have the rocker hazard on my car with the six prongs on the back). I am no electrical genius, but after a few weeks of intermittent work on this problem I have deducted from my work and my Haynes electrical diagram that with the key in the on position (or with the car turned on and running) I should have power coming from the hazard switch (actual location on the hazard switch is the bottom drivers left prong on the hazard switch when installed in the car - wire that connects to this prong is light green with a slate stripe) to the indicator flasher unit and then to the indicator switch. Right now I have no power coming from that prong and no power to the indicator flasher unit etc.. I have thinking that in my original attempts to fix my problem I may have burned out the connection that is made for the indicator signal circuit in the hazard switch somehow. However, since it really seems like a pain to remove the rocker hazard switch I wanted to ask first if my thoughts made sense before going to the effort to try to remove the hazard switch. While I am on that topic, any pointers (i.e. easiest way) on how you remove the rocker hazard switch. I am thinking that there must be either vertical or horizontal "clips" that lock the switch into place into the dash. Hope that makes sense. Any suggestions/insight from those with a bit more experience in this area are welcomed. Thanks, Jim Cullen 1974 Spitfire _______________________________________________ [email protected] Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html Suggested annual donation $11.47 Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Forums: http://www.team.net/forums Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/spitfires/[email protected]
