Losing it on the electric
Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 3:25 pm
So it started when the headlight switch came loose from the dash on our 1979 Ghia, Gretchen. Couldn't turn of the headlights because the entire unit just shoved into the trunk. Simple enough. Took off the knob and using cir-clip pliers got the escutcheon back on.
Now the emergency flasher and turn signals don't work. Opened the hood and saw that when the headlight switch pushed in, the wiring behind it did also, which pulled apart the emergency flasher switch. Replaced it with a spare I had, which had two additional connectors I assumed weren't needed for my application. Emergency flashers back to working.
Turned on the electric with the key to test the turn signals. Noticed the oil warning light was no longer lighting, and turn signals still aren't working. I get the light on the dash, but no blinking.
Discouraged, I called it a day. Today, shocker, no change. Pulled the tail light lenses and sure enough, the turn signal bulb on the passenger side was blown. Replaced it recently, too. Reverse bulb was shot, too. I thought maybe with the car running the turn signals would blink. Now the car won't even turn over. Nothing. Headlights seem fine. Horn hasn't worked for a spell.
So annoyed. I don't know where to start.
neal
Now the emergency flasher and turn signals don't work. Opened the hood and saw that when the headlight switch pushed in, the wiring behind it did also, which pulled apart the emergency flasher switch. Replaced it with a spare I had, which had two additional connectors I assumed weren't needed for my application. Emergency flashers back to working.
Turned on the electric with the key to test the turn signals. Noticed the oil warning light was no longer lighting, and turn signals still aren't working. I get the light on the dash, but no blinking.
Discouraged, I called it a day. Today, shocker, no change. Pulled the tail light lenses and sure enough, the turn signal bulb on the passenger side was blown. Replaced it recently, too. Reverse bulb was shot, too. I thought maybe with the car running the turn signals would blink. Now the car won't even turn over. Nothing. Headlights seem fine. Horn hasn't worked for a spell.
So annoyed. I don't know where to start.
neal