sierrafery
Well-Known Member
What about the voltage drop now?
discool
Well-Known Member
Thats a neat installation, fusible links are only fuses but with a high current loading, and used for feeds to various circuit areas of a fusebox were the lower rated fuses take over, anyway I expect u know that…
D1s pre 1993 didn’t have fusible links, so from main fuse at the battery battery straight to the fusebox, D1 post 1993 does according to my manual.
I own a 1976 car, so no fusible links, so again from the battery fuse to the fusebox of sorts fitted under the bonnet housing six fuses, plus just one relay for the headlamps, although now it has a few more relays and in-line fuses for the additional update gizmos fitted, the vehicles wiring is unchanged just as it left the factory.
discool
Well-Known Member
As the issue you have is dash lights dim in unison with the the indicator illumination then possibly that feed has a low voltage, therefore a low supply current, a look at a wiring diagram is needed, maybe there is a issue with that wiring and not at the indicator circuit.
The later 95MY D1 onwards have an earth point in each front footwell for all the local stuff, maybe your model year does also.
Alternator and battery are to this vehicle is factory spec is another thought.
Georgeblade
Active Member
Seems the same ..... annoyingly so.
Georgeblade
Active Member
The earth points for local things and the tail/sidelights/indicators seem to terminate in a number of 0290 'earth headers' that then has a thicker black wire that touches down on the body somewhere.
Next mission - find the earth header touchdown points.
sierrafery
Well-Known Member
Better change the flasher relay to make sure it has not some internal short circuit which creates a big drain
Georgeblade
Active Member
Just fitted a new flasher unit - still got the same fault. GRRRR.
sierrafery
Well-Known Member
That's ruled out then. Unplug the instrument pack and see if the voltage drops the same. Something must create that drain and everything else seems to be ruled out
Georgeblade
Active Member
Spent the morning giving the dash out, all to no avail.
So, back to basics, removed interior rear panels and checked cleaned the each touchdown points.
It pointed me to the lh rear light cluster stop/tail light. Pulled the holder and the earth side contact has a hole burned thru.
So, need to get a good 2nd hand cluster to change out the lot.
Many thanks for your help and suggestions.
So, back to basics, removed interior rear panels and checked cleaned the each touchdown points.
It pointed me to the lh rear light cluster stop/tail light. Pulled the holder and the earth side contact has a hole burned thru.
So, need to get a good 2nd hand cluster to change out the lot.
Many thanks for your help and suggestions.
