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Posted by: vsg914 May 9 2004, 06:52 PM

My bro and I went to spend the day with mom today and had a great afternoon. No kids(cept us), no grandkids, and no great grandkids. Very peaceful.

On the way home, I got bit by the electrical gremlin!
This same thing happened years ago and I just can't remember what caused it. The tach became eractic, gas guage pulsed, and gen light showed very dimly. When I stepped on the brakes, the tach and gas guage, cease to work and the gen light showed full bright. I have seen a loose tach wire at the coil cause this in the past, but it was ok. I checked the fuses, and the one for the license plate light was blown. after replacement, everything worked fine. For about two miles. Fuse was ok this time.

Now, the brake lights and turn signals do not work, and the rest works as described above. With the key off, the turn signals light up but don't blink(like they're susposed to, I believe), but don't even light up with the key on.

Someone point me in the right direction please. Thanks.

Btw, here's a shot at moms house. Bro don't get his garage queen out very often. 78sc, 85,000 miles very nice car.

PS, sorry for the long post.

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Posted by: vsg914 May 10 2004, 05:20 AM

Oaky, where are our electrical guru's? Dave, Andy, anyone?

Posted by: Bruce Allert May 10 2004, 07:19 AM

Hey Curt, sorry you got a gremlin! From the symptoms it sounds like what you checked would be it. Usually the #9 fuse IS the culprit (looking from left to right or 4th from the right). Try wiggling the fuse to see if the connection is bad. Try doing that while it's running.
You might also have a bad tach or the tach is shorting.
Wished I could be more help

...good luck

.......b

Posted by: vsg914 May 10 2004, 07:38 AM

Thanks Bruce. The Gremlin is dead! I got up this morning and looked again with good light and a clearer head. The first owner wired a third brakelight from the harness at the tail light. This wire had came loose and was laying against the body under the harness bundle. Sure enough, fuse 9 was blown. It looked good till I took it out. PO wiring comes out today. Damn ceramic fuses suck! I'll be calling James Adams. Been wanting to do that upgrade anyway.

Posted by: Bruce Allert May 10 2004, 08:32 AM

YAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Good job sleuthing Curt!

.........b

Posted by: vsg914 May 10 2004, 09:36 AM

Well, that goddamn gremlin is back. Definitely have a short in the turn signal/brake system.