BeerM3
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Morning all,
1/76 F40 and I'm stumped by a non-functioning turn signal issue. I've previously been able to sleuth out problems like this through similar q&a's in the MUD forums, but not this time. I've read through this thread several times
FJ40 Turn Signal Trouble shooting
as well as others that come up in a "turn signal steering column switch" search. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!! This is the last thing to fix before she's road-worthy again.
Here's what's been replaced:
Thanks,
BeerM3
1/76 F40 and I'm stumped by a non-functioning turn signal issue. I've previously been able to sleuth out problems like this through similar q&a's in the MUD forums, but not this time. I've read through this thread several times
FJ40 Turn Signal Trouble shooting
as well as others that come up in a "turn signal steering column switch" search. Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated!! This is the last thing to fix before she's road-worthy again.
Here's what's been replaced:
- Wiring harness has been pulled, cleaned, and re-wrapped by me.
- New rear harness built by coolerman installed.
- The PO had a 40amp (yes, 40) fuse in the turn signal switch. The wire had melted up to the hazard switch plug. It didn't melt through the other wires, it just got hot enough to stick in a few spots. That wire's been fully replaced and with new wire & spades from coolerman snapped into the original plugs. Old connectors cleaned with a small screwdriver.
- Hazard switch has been replaced with another OEM match from MUD classifieds. It looks to be very clean.
- Steering column switch is brand new OEM.
- New fuse block from CityRacer
- New front and rear signal lights
- New OEM flasher from SOR (plastic replacement for the older metal version which i still have)
- Fuse is good
- Hazard lights don't work
- All other electrical parts work as they should.
- Power from turn signal section of fuse block to the hazard checks out.
- Power from hazard back to steering column checks out.
- I can't get any continuity from hot lead into steering switch no matter what position the switch is in.
- Headlight side of column switch works fine. Dimmer works.
- Power applied to the right terminals in both the hazard and steering column plugs do light the left or right side signals.
- Ran a testing pigtail from the battery negative to the steering shaft to see if the rag joint is supposed to be grounded with a jumper? I read that somewhere on here but can't recall if it's related to turn signals. Didn't make a difference.
Thanks,
BeerM3
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