See Allen,
I knew that the spell would work, eventually - you just had to give it a
little time. Must be something to do with the different languages.
Elizabeth
At 12:09 PM 11/11/99 EST, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>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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