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| orbit398 |
 May 18 2016, 10:28 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 139 Joined: 29-April 15 From: League city, Texas Member No.: 18,681 Region Association: Southwest Region  |
Have a 74 model. Just about done with the restoration project and have an electrical gremlin issue going on. Just starting to drive the car around and really liking it. So it’s all new to me at this point.
Sometimes everything works just like it supposed to (all gauges, blinders, lights etc). And then, the next time I go for a drive, I have issues. Symptoms: When there are issues - I start the car and the voltage gauge reads nothing, the red voltage light is on in the dash indicating there is a charging issue. Also, the blinkers don't work. If I turn on the blinkers, the rpm gauge and fuel gauge needles pulsate/drop each time the blinkers try to come on. The blinkers really don’t come on, but it seems that each time the gauges needles drop a bit, it’d be when the blinkers are supposed to come on, if you know what I mean. So- what the heck is going on. Faulty Blinker relay or Voltage Regulator? |
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| stugray |
May 18 2016, 11:16 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,825 Joined: 17-September 09 From: Longmont, CO Member No.: 10,819 Region Association: None |
Check the connections under the dash.
There should be a +12V terminal to the drivers side of the steering column, and a ground on the pass. side of the steering column (your year is different from mine, so locations may vary) Disconnect the BATTERY FIRST then: I like to scrub all electrical contacts with Brass wool or a small wire brush then use CRC "plastic safe" electrical contact cleaner from Home Depot. Scrub everything and put it back together. Then do the same for the large wires where they all come together at the battery Positive terminal. |
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orbit398 electrical gremlin issue May 18 2016, 10:28 AM
orbit398
Check the connections under the dash.
There shou... May 18 2016, 12:42 PM
timothy_nd28 Make sure the screws that hold up the fuse box are... May 18 2016, 04:55 PM 76-914 Considering that you live in the Rust Belt of TX, ... May 18 2016, 06:04 PM Dave_Darling I have had similar symptoms to that when I popped ... May 18 2016, 08:58 PM |
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