wrickm

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• Monday at 21:38

• #1

I was swapping out a bad battery (i have two) and i had forgotten to to the accessory power off. The wrench sparked once, but otherwise everything went smoothly. However, now my flashers won't come on in any capacity, and the electric tach, and EGT gages no longer work. i am hunting down and cleaning/firming up all the grounds i can. Let me know if you have any other ideas.

1978 Santana Series III 109" 200tdi- LT77- LT230

 

kermit_rr

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• Monday at 21:40

• #2

What car is it?

 

wrickm

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• Monday at 21:50

• #3

You jumped in quick before I added the last line lol

 

kermit_rr

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• Monday at 21:51

• #4

Have you blown a fuse?

 

wrickm

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• Monday at 21:54

• #5

kermit_rr said:

Have you blown a fuse?

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All my tubes (on the steering column)look good and pass a continuity test. Same for my installed fuses, on the dash. So unless there are fuses someplace else

 

kermit_rr

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• Monday at 21:57

• #6

Have you tried disconnecting the battery again to let things reset?
You've got extra bits and pieces.. are they decent, did they go pop?

 

wrickm

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• Monday at 22:00

• #7

I am worried the gages may just be broken. The lights in them still work, but needles aren't going anywhere. I will at least try a hard reset. Can't hurt. The flashers have me a bit more stumped

 

kermit_rr

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• Monday at 22:03

• #8

Check for 12v at the ignition switch.. maybe it's not sending power in the accessory position

 

wrickm

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• Yesterday at 01:11

• #9

Ok so far unplugging and plugging it back it didn't fix it, but we all know it is always worth a try. I did get my electric fan to start working by redoing the ground so thats a plus. Getting into the steering column and dash tomorrow. I can live without the gages. The truck is pretty well tuned and being any more aggressive is just silly. I do need to be able to tell people my tortoise butt is turning lol

 

wrickm

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• Yesterday at 23:19

• #10

I am stumped. There is constant 12v at the flasher in and out. I can seem to find the right lead on the stalk switch. After all this work is THIS what I am gonna have to pay someone for?

 

kermit_rr

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• Today at 06:37

• #11

You have 12v to and from the relay.. are both front and rear indicators lit just not flashing?

 

tottot

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• Today at 07:50

• #12

On a series 3 the fuse box under the steering wheel is notorious for poor connections.

 

wrickm

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• 51 minutes ago

• #13

you think you're soooo smart . I just kinda mushed the whole thing together and I get power to the flashers now. they are just constant instead of blinking. It's a three pronged flasher unit but only two prongs are connected.