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| #1RAGE |
 Jul 25 2005, 04:44 AM
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During my long road trip (~2300 miles) I had some weird electrical problems pop up.
The first thing I noticed was that the spedometer needle was bouncing up and down a few mph at a constant pulse. At first I thought it was dying on me but now I think it has to do with other things. Then much later on I relalized my signal lights on the passenger side weren't working at all. Checked bulbs, fuses and tried again and then I noticed other problems. My brake light started working after never working before... except it would start flashing along with the signal light indicator. One brake light was really bright. Sometimes one rear light wouldn't work. Sometimes my reverse lights would be stuck on when the headlight knob was either 1/2 way out or full out. The hazard lights would work randomly. The gas and speedometer gauges would bounce. There are probably other things that I forgot about. Anyway, all those weird things started happening then everything started working again a few hours later. Then the next day it went back to not working properly. I'm guessing it is a grounding issue but I have no idea what to look for. It rained a lot while traveling. I'm wondering if maybe something got wet and screwed things up? Any suggestions? Thanks |
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| Sparky |
Jul 25 2005, 08:47 AM
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Mahna Mahna! Group: Members Posts: 1,134 Joined: 21-June 03 From: Spencer, MA Member No.: 847 |
Speedo bouncing could be cable bind. Check and make sure your cables aren't crossed in the tunnel. Also check the connection at the tranny and make sure that everything sealed up tight and clean.
I found I solved a lot of electrical gremlins by upgrading my fuse panel to the one offered by Engman and I believe JWest Engineering. Chase down all of your grounds. I spent a couple of hours and started at the drivers front corner and disconnected every shared ground and cleaned it all up with a wire brush. Not just the ground connectors but the lugs on the body as well. If this is only happening when it's wet out check and make sure that your windshield is leaking onto the fuse panel. Good luck and keep us posted. My best, Mike D. |
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#1RAGE Electrical problems Jul 25 2005, 04:44 AM
SirAndy Jul 25 2005, 05:04 AM Tab914 I'm pretty sure Dave Darling can tell you exac... Jul 25 2005, 05:19 AM bd1308 speedo is cable driven....fuses have no effect on ... Jul 25 2005, 08:33 AM URY914 Jul 25 2005, 08:38 AM bd1308 http://www.914world.com/bbs2/h... Jul 25 2005, 08:39 AM Tab914 OOPS!! http://www.914w... Jul 26 2005, 05:57 PM SirAndy Jul 26 2005, 06:07 PM bperry I've seen the speedo needle bounce due to the ... Jul 26 2005, 11:09 PM gfulcher Jul 27 2005, 05:58 AM bd1308 ... Jul 27 2005, 06:25 AM rhodyguy a bad #8 can cause the following issues. jumpy/ bo... Jul 27 2005, 07:18 AM SGB Bouncing tach can also be from a simple loose or c... Jul 27 2005, 07:46 AM rhodyguy take the carpet and pad out of the trunk and use i... Jul 27 2005, 07:52 AM #1RAGE ... Aug 5 2005, 05:30 PM 94teener #1rage,
The periodic bounce of the speedo needle... Aug 5 2005, 05:47 PM SGB look at the spade connectors on the back lights- b... Aug 5 2005, 05:49 PM 94teener gfulcher, bd1308,
If you have an irregular bounc... Aug 5 2005, 05:58 PM 94teener Oops! Here is the module: Aug 5 2005, 06:00 PM
rhodyguy if the brake lights are on all the time i would su... Aug 5 2005, 08:04 PM |
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