[urq] minor electrical gremlins

[Gary Brown]

Sorry guys...my car is an 85 model.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <personal at thatcherhubbard.com>
To: "Gary Brown" <gmbchef at comcast.net>
Cc: <urq at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [urq] minor electrical gremlins


>    I had fan problems that I at first thought to be the fan itself.  It 
> would NOT work if I jumpered the switch though.  Turns out it was on 
> the back of the fuse box.  The wiring was such a bird's nest (I have an 
> '83, fusebox under dash) that I was getting a short at those block 
> connectors.  I move the relay block for the fans further to the left of 
> the car.
>    I may have misunderstood what you said, but could it just be the 
> switch itself?
> 
> On Apr 6, 2004, at 3:24 PM, Gary Brown wrote:
> 
> > Guy..
> > I'm still kind of chasing my warning lights issue. I can't seem to get 
> > the coolant and oil lights to come on, even if I ground the sensor 
> > ends of the wires. Nor if I jump the plug on the coolant tank switch. 
> > All of the other lights work as designed.
> >
> > Also, my rad fan stopped working, but if I jumper the plug on the 
> > lower rad switch, it comes on, both speeds. Are these lights and fan 
> > issues related?
> >
> >  I have a switched power BK/BL wire behind the cluster that I have no 
> > clue where it goes. Bentley says T10/8. I tried it, but the working 
> > lights stayed on.
> >  I have a temp gauge in place of the boost gauge. I think I used the 
> > blue light wire to operate the temp gauge. Don't think thats the 
> > problem, but I don't know.
> > TIA
> > Gary
> >
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