Electrical gremlin help needed Options

[type2man]

So the other day I decided to take my 914 out for a drive. About 20 mins. into the drive, the alternator light came on so I stopped and checked the belt and it was there. Started it back up and drove it home. On the way home, anytime I would press the brake pedal, the temp gauge and fuel gauge would drop to zero.


Drove for another 20 mins. until I got home. Turned it off, and when I turned the ignition back on, neither the oil or the generator light would come on, but the car would start right up. So I shut it off and when I got out of the car I noticed the right front turn signal, marker light and tailamp were on. So I disconnected the battery and that's where I am at. Anytime I hook the battery up, the right lights come on. The car starts but the oil and alt. light will not come on.


Any ideas of where to start looking? Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Patrick

[brp986s]

I had the symptoms you describe at one time. If I recall it is fuse #9. Ofcourse it's not the fuse thats the problem. It's a short on one of the many things on that circuit. I diagnosed the problem by operating switches one by one until the fuse blew. In my case it turned out that signaling a left turn caused the fuse 9 to blow. Also measured a large current draw with my ammeter. This ultimately lead to the emergency flasher switch which I moved in order to replace the dash face material.

Yours will be something different. Maybe you worked on some part of the car recently. Brake pedal maybe? Whatever it is, you've got to find it soon. Your battery may be discharging, and you may have wiring that is getting hot. I once had to rewire the front half of my car when a minor short snowballed by melting all the wiring together gaining access to more fuses as it progressed. Huge mess. Good luck, these can be simple or huge puzzles.