'79 Bus-no turn signal /high beams, hazards OK

[airkooledchris]

79 bus

maybe it's just the relay? but I haven't had it fail this way before.

I can't activate the turn signals even manually, in that they don't just fail to flash, they don't light up at all when I engage them.
I'm used to being able to manually turn them on/off when the relay fails, but these aren't doing that.

my hazards work, and the fuse in the #12 spot is not blown (the turn signals share the same fuse as the warning lights for the oil/alt and those light up correctly.)

the other function that stalk does on the column is engage high beams, which also fail to do anything at all.

has something in the lever/stalk that operates the turn signals and high beams busted, or should I run out and buy a replacement flasher relay first?

thanks for any tips.

[airkooledchris]

well, it's working again. I saw in the Bentley that the relay isn't the cause if either are working correctly, so I went hunting and found that one cluster of wires feeding up into the steering column had simply been knocked loose. I plugged it back in and sanity was restored.

yay, because I have other projects in mind for the rest of the day today/tomorrow.

[Amskeptic]

well, it's working again. I saw in the Bentley that the relay isn't the cause if either are working correctly, so I went hunting and found that one cluster of wires feeding up into the steering column had simply been knocked loose. I plugged it back in and sanity was restored.

This is a classic troubleshooting moment, where you have to figure out where in the stream to jump.
Colin