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Re: Another DPO story

To: Ajhsys@aol.com, spridgets@autox.team.net, mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Another DPO story
From: Albert F Jones <fisher@hctc.net>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 1999 07:26:46 -0600
In-reply-to: <0.bfb6f51b.255c522f@aol.com>
Reply-to: Albert F Jones <fisher@hctc.net>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
See Allen,

        I knew that the spell would work, eventually - you just had to give it a
little time.  Must be something to do with the different languages.

Elizabeth

At 12:09 PM 11/11/99 EST, Ajhsys@aol.com wrote:
>Well, I took a day off yesterday to try to get my turn signals working so I 
>can get my Midget inspected.  ('77 Midget 1500)  Here's what I found.
>
>The circuit for the turn signals is *supposed* to go from the hazard switch 
>to the flasher to the turn signal switch on the column.  I had replaced the 
>hazard switch because the plastic was broken, and the hazards worked fine.  
>So I looked up behind the dash above the glovebox (which I had removed) and 
>found the flasher.  Both of them.  The Lucas flasher in it's 
>holder...disconnected, and the NAPA flasher with two wires connected,
wrapped 
>in electrical tape.  (The tape, presumably, is to keep the smoke in.)
>
>One wire (lt. green with brown tracer) went toward the driver's side.  I 
>assumed it went to the turn signal switch as indicated in the wiring
diagram. 
> The other wire was somewhat suspect.  It was orange, went first to a 30 amp 
>fuse, then to more electrical tape, and emerged as a black wire that went 
>thru the firewall TO A GROUND!!!!  And it was grounded to a screw on the 
>heater valve control, which is the best place to get corrosion in the entire 
>engine bay!
>
>I can't imagine how they expected the turn signals to work that way, with no 
>power source.  Or why they thought it necessary to put a fuse on the
ground!  
>The black wire was plenty long enough to reach to the flasher.
>
>I found the green wire with the little black ends that came from the hazard 
>switch, and traced it to another small electrical box next to the original 
>flasher.  I am not sure what this box is, but I suspect it is the voltage 
>stabilizer for the fuel gauge.  The green wire for the turn signals was on 
>it.  I put both wires on a new flasher and the turn signals now work
properly.
>
>(Standard DPO disclaimer.  This was not done by the PO from whom I bought
the 
>car.  Scott is a lister on the MGs list and would never do this sort of 
>thing.  He just didn't get around to fixing it before he sold it.  The DPO 
>existed before Scott.)
>
>For all of you new listers, this is what we endears these cars to our
hearts. 
> They have so much character, and they are not without a sense of humour.
So 
>now I believe everything is in order so I can get the car inspected without 
>too much expense.  Maybe next week.
>
>Allen Hefner
>SCCA Philly Region Rally Steward
>'77 Midget
>'92 Mitsubishi Expo LRV Sport
>
>

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