

| Subject: | non-stock relay turnsignal problem... (longer than it should be) |
| From: | Damon Campbell |
| Date: | Wed, 9 Oct 2002 00:56:03 -0700 |
Sigh. So i do the whole re-wire for my dash and headlights... fires up perfect first time. Methinks i am some sort of electrical stud. Studliness i posess no longer. Background: Upgraded '84 westy to E-code headlights with city/parking light in main bulb housing. Disconnected stock corner lamp parking light to achieve the more positive on-off blinkie turn signal. Decided i wanted corner parking light back, while keeping better blinkie. Current wiring solution/problem: SPDT Relays wired in series after turn signal switch and in parallel with parking lights. -bk/w (18) coming from turn signal switch into terminal 86 of relay (about 8" from switch) -bk/w (18) coming out of terminal 85 of relay to wherever it was going in the first place -ran two wires out of single spade on terminal 1 of fuse block (spade was for rear parking light... oops, wanted front, but doesn't really matter). New wire goes into terminal 30 of relay. -routed wire from terminal >>87a<< on relay to parking light. Results: corner parking lights come on as expected (relay wired nominally closed), however, when turn signal applied, a small silver relay box simply buzzes weakly (almost sounds like a small electric motor on a dead battery). No turn signal blinkie anywhere. Sigh. Should i have wired the relay to the 18g white wire feeding the "emerg flasher relay" instead of after the switch? But then i wouldn't turn off only the appropriate parking light for blinking... Or an even better question: What the hell is going on? What is that small silver box with a "25" on top of it do? Just buzz at you when you do stupid things? Please let me know how i can fix this self-induced problem. As always, thanks for your input (it truly is invaluable as the only time i've had a problem working on my van is when i did something without consulting the list, first :-) -Damon '84 Westy --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com
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