electrical frustration!!!

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Posted by rxfiller (IP: 209.26.168.234) on April 11, 2000 at 21:09:22:

My '71 Mav is driving me nuts! I am trying to repair the turn signals and 4 ways; the guy I bought it from must have really jazzed it up! When I got the car it had no turn signals, just the grabber grill lights. It looks like the guy tried to wire them as turn signals in the front. I got new turn signals, wired them correctly and the wired the driving lights to the side marker hot lead.

Now what happens is..all lights work when parking light activated. No turn signals work. The turn signal wires in front and rear are not hot when the turn signals are applied. There is power to the fuse and flashers. No 4 way hazzards work.

When brake lights are applied, the rear brake lights come on, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN FRONT get brighter , the side marker lights in the front fenders go OFF, and both turn signal indicators on the dash come on.

So far I can't see what he did!

Would it be easier to get a new wiring harness and redo everything or is there someone out there who can point me in the right direction?!?

Mark

rxfiller@strato.net

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: My '71 Mav is driving me nuts! I am trying to repair the turn signals and 4 ways; the guy I bought it from must have really jazzed it up! When I got the car it had no turn signals, just the grabber grill lights. It looks like the guy tried to wire them as turn signals in the front. I got new turn signals, wired them correctly and the wired the driving lights to the side marker hot lead. : Now what happens is..all lights work when parking light activated. No turn signals work. The turn signal wires in front and rear are not hot when the turn signals are applied. There is power to the fuse and flashers. No 4 way hazzards work. : When brake lights are applied, the rear brake lights come on, THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS IN FRONT get brighter <as brake lights>, the side marker lights in the front fenders go OFF, and both turn signal indicators on the dash come on. : So far I can't see what he did! : Would it be easier to get a new wiring harness <if it's available> and redo everything or is there someone out there who can point me in the right direction?!? : Mark : rxfiller@strato.net

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