I drove my truck for the first time in too long. I'd swear I had electrical gremlins if I didn't know the source of the problem.
My windshield wipers stop working when I step on the brakes, hit a bump, or turn a corner. The front turn signals also light up when Braking. The hazards also do funny things when you step on the brake.
I thought I'd share this experience since some of you have (or may be) experiencing similar problems. When replacing the front fenders, I had to disconnect one of the ground wires. The turn lights weren't working so I reconnected it in a new location. Voilà, the lights are working (or are they).
Clearly from the problems I'm now having the new ground location is ineffective. Once this ground is fixed I'm sure the gremlins will die.
A couple of important grounds on a 74(and other) 40:
Harness to right front fender
Harness to inner right frame rail beneath the fuel tank
At all the lights
Engine block to frame
And... Many more.
My windshield wipers stop working when I step on the brakes, hit a bump, or turn a corner. The front turn signals also light up when Braking. The hazards also do funny things when you step on the brake.
I thought I'd share this experience since some of you have (or may be) experiencing similar problems. When replacing the front fenders, I had to disconnect one of the ground wires. The turn lights weren't working so I reconnected it in a new location. Voilà, the lights are working (or are they).
Clearly from the problems I'm now having the new ground location is ineffective. Once this ground is fixed I'm sure the gremlins will die.
A couple of important grounds on a 74(and other) 40:
Harness to right front fender
Harness to inner right frame rail beneath the fuel tank
At all the lights
Engine block to frame
And... Many more.
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