Wow,
Appears to end when turning right - the right side of your car ought to
smoke and when turning left the car's left side should smoke.
Cheers,
Hans
'71 BGT with no DPO electrical alterations
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ajhsys@aol.com [SMTP:Ajhsys@aol.com]
> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 1999 6:09 PM
> To: spridgets@autox.team.net; mgs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Another DPO story
>
> Well, I took a day off yesterday to try to get my turn signals working so
> I
> can get my Midget inspected. ('77 Midget 1500) Here's what I found.
>
> The circuit for the turn signals is *supposed* to go from the hazard
> switch
> to the flasher to the turn signal switch on the column. I had replaced
> the
> hazard switch because the plastic was broken, and the hazards worked fine.
>
> So I looked up behind the dash above the glovebox (which I had removed)
> and
> found the flasher. Both of them. The Lucas flasher in it's
> holder...disconnected, and the NAPA flasher with two wires connected,
> wrapped
> in electrical tape. (The tape, presumably, is to keep the smoke in.)
>
> One wire (lt. green with brown tracer) went toward the driver's side. I
> assumed it went to the turn signal switch as indicated in the wiring
> diagram.
> The other wire was somewhat suspect. It was orange, went first to a 30
> amp
> fuse, then to more electrical tape, and emerged as a black wire that went
> thru the firewall TO A GROUND!!!! And it was grounded to a screw on the
> heater valve control, which is the best place to get corrosion in the
> entire
> engine bay!
>
> I can't imagine how they expected the turn signals to work that way, with
> no
> power source. Or why they thought it necessary to put a fuse on the
> ground!
> The black wire was plenty long enough to reach to the flasher.
>
> I found the green wire with the little black ends that came from the
> hazard
> switch, and traced it to another small electrical box next to the original
>
> flasher. I am not sure what this box is, but I suspect it is the voltage
> stabilizer for the fuel gauge. The green wire for the turn signals was on
>
> it. I put both wires on a new flasher and the turn signals now work
> properly.
>
> (Standard DPO disclaimer. This was not done by the PO from whom I bought
> the
> car. Scott is a lister on the MGs list and would never do this sort of
> thing. He just didn't get around to fixing it before he sold it. The DPO
>
> existed before Scott.)
>
> For all of you new listers, this is what we endears these cars to our
> hearts.
> They have so much character, and they are not without a sense of humour.
> So
> now I believe everything is in order so I can get the car inspected
> without
> too much expense. Maybe next week.
>
> Allen Hefner
> SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
> '77 Midget
> '92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
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