(turn signal) circuit problem

[vince@performancecarstereo.com (Vince Royer)]

Sorry, I meant turn signals, not parking lights. The parking lights still
work, it's just the signals and the emergency flasher.  The indicator in the
instrument panel just stays on solid when I signal either way.  Do I have a
bad flash relay?  heeeelllp.

tia

Vince

-----Original Message-----
From: Vince Royer [mailto:vince@performancecarstereo.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 1:45 AM
To: vince@performancecarstereo.com; Brian Haygood; rocco2nr@hotmail.com;
scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Parking light circuit problem


I pulled my dash off to install an alarm today. All was well until I tried
to hook up the parking light flash. I couldn't find the wire. Then I
realized the parking lights were no longer working. The emergency flasher
doesn't work either.  It was working perfectly fine right before I pulled my
dash off. Everything seems to be connected properly, but I couldn't do much
for testing because my shop manual (not a bently) doesn't even have the
right wiring diagram for my car.  It's an 82.  Does anybody have a diagram
they could scan for me?  Or anybody willing to explain the circuit to me?

TIA,

Vince

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Vince Royer
Sent: October 10, 2002 1:32 AM
To: Brian Haygood; rocco2nr@hotmail.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: RE: blue alternator wire/battery light/no voltage


So does the blue wire go from the alt to the insrument panel or does it go
to the battery?  does the alternator send 12v down the blue wire, or does it
need to see 12 volts from the blue wire to work?

What if my blue wire is hanging unused because I thought it was only for the
alternator light?  (Thus I haven't hooked it up to anything yet)

Vince



-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Brian Haygood
Sent: October 9, 2002 10:44 PM
To: rocco2nr@hotmail.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: blue alternator wire/battery light/no voltage


I'm going through a little blue-wire thing myself.  Here are my tips:

Measure voltage between back of alt (big positive terminal nut) to alt body,
first with car off, then with it on.  If voltage is lower when on, alt is
not charging, but...

Run a wire from +12 terminal of battery to end of blue wire on alt.  Voltage
probably won't change until you rev the engine.  If your alt raises the
measured voltage when you rev it a little, your alt is good to go.  I have
to rev mine to ~3 grand at times for some reason.

If that does work, you have blue-wire blues of some form. With engine not
running, but ignition on (don't know about ignition off) you should see +12v
at the end of the blue wire.  If not, check the connection at the positive
battery terminal.  If still no, check it at the instrument panel.  That's
all I know.

My alt needs the afore mentioned high revs to get excited, and my blue light
doesn't work at all, though my blue-wire is consistently getting the needed
+12.  Not a very good combination. I'm still working on that.

BH


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