Wiring diagrams are available at the Sports Imports Web site (
http://home.istar.ca/~datsun/ ).
Ronnie Day wrote:
> >I have cleaned the contacts and repaired? the cracked contact plate, but no
> >turn signals. The horn works, emergency flasher works with current through
> >both flashers, and current is through the switch when the emer. flashers are
> >on. My question is should there be a hot line to the turn signal's four
> >posts(the car is a 68), when the key is on? There are four wires in the
> >connection block under the dash and one is hot runs the horn. There is a
> >fifth single wire that has nothing going through it. Does it get power
> >through the horn wire? I hate electrical problens! Thanks
>
> I'd suggest getting your hands on a wiring diagram (if you don't already
> have one) so you can trace the wiring and make sure of power from the
> battery to the switch, and maybe beyond that point, too. Turn signals are
> almost always switched through the ignition either directly or by a
> relay. It's also common practice on Japanese cars to switch the ground
> side of a circuit rather than the power side. I've come across circuits
> where both the power supply wire and the ground wire in a circuit are
> fused. Unusual, but maybe worth a look.
>
> In any case trying to sort this out without a diagram is going to a real
> chore.
>
> FWIW,
> Ron
>
> Ronnie Day
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> Dallas/Ft. Worth
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> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared Class Autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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