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Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Yeee Haaar's update....Talk bout scratch'n a head.....



And then....we tear stuff apart.

This is where I stand this morn'n....a tore up motorhome. No progress on find'n why I have no turn signals, hazards of a freak'n horn. Under that dash is where I replaced the ignition switch when I returned from Georgia last Dec. You all know bout THAT trip. It were a "bad" 'un.

So let's talk bout that ignition switch for a minute. It's NOT the same part number as the one I removed. Ain't the same color neither. But it's exactly the same.....everthing works except for the above mentioned. Now, for those two reasons....alone, part # an' color, I opened up that switch.....just take a look see ya know. Make sure the contacts are the same. They was. Put back together an' installed. Cranked up the motor an' called it a done job.....tested nuttin else. Let's keep this switch in mind for a bit.

"Sally da house" has bout a hunnert fuses. Two fuse boxes for the chassis an' one fuse center for the coach. All fuses test fine....no blowed fuses. I Googled for hours....no help found. I checked for loose wires....there are none. I checked all wire connecters....they all fully inserted an' tight.
Oh, did I mention....the freak'n horn don't work neither?

Bout the horn. It has absolutely nuttin to do with the turn signals. It operates by a horn button (DUH!! beep beep) an' a single ground wire that goes to the horn relay. Google....where the hell is the horn relay? Horn fuse tests just fine....full voltage. "Shoot Billy Bob, just trace out the little black wire".  

So what did the old "fix it guy" do between the time all that stuff worked an' the time it don't work. I changed the ignition switch. That's it, I didn't do nuttin else. So, today, I will remove the ignition switch an' do some test'n on it. Somewhere's I have lost voltage for the turn signal an' hazard lights. That voltage has to go through the ignition switch.....turn signals only work when you turn the key on ya know. But wait, hazards do work with the key off. Grrrrrrrr...........didn't think of that earlier.

Now, voltage testing was done at the wires com'n out the ignition switch. They all good, battery voltage on all wires in the run position. Except for that yeller one. It has a lower voltage than expected. But let's wait a minute. I did not check voltage in the start position.....that yeller wire may feed the starting circuit. Grrrrrr....so many things come to my poor old frazzled mind.

Now, bout Robert. He's such a good boy. He could come here next week to help his old daddy out an' help with the drive to Georgia, but I declined his help on the electrical stuff. He would only be moral support....he knows very little bout automotive electrical systems. We talked yesterday. He assures me that any time he is needed, he will be here. But, before that, I got me some turn signals to fix.

Any good news today will be updated as they occur.
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YEEEEE HAAA's,,,,yer daddy, he knows some smith bout fix'n stuff.
We got turn signals. We got hazard light thingys a blink'n. We got us a loud arse horn ya can hear all the ways down the block.
See, I tole ya, yer daddy ain't as stupit as you thought. An' I don't even drink whiskey....dang!!!

Ok, I'm gonna take me up some breath'n meds, sit back with a steam'n hot cup, light up a couple smokes an' celebrate. Damn I feel good.

13 comments:

  1. Good luck with figuring out those circuits. I do not envy you at all.

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    1. Thanks Dizzy, I only got 14 hairs left in my head from all this hair pull'n stuff. I hope I find a simple fix. Test'n continues.....

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  2. Well Billy Bob I wish ya good luck too. Those electrical problems can sure be frustrating thats for sure.
    Maybe that ignition switch is the culprit somehow?

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    1. you're think'n along the same lines as me....I should have NEVER took that sucker apart

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    2. Can you get one exactly like the one you removed?

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    3. I throwed the old one away.....but yes, I can get one (OEM) exactly like it.....for bout a hunnert dollar.
      Not necessary now that I got it fixed.

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  3. Turn signals work on the same wires as brake lights, do brake lights work? Have you checked the "flashers" they make the lights go on and off, could be they keep the lights off.
    I doubt the ignition switch is the problem, did the signal lights ever work after you changed the ignition switch?
    Mickey

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    1. On older vehicles, yes to the same wires. But with the new stuff, brake lights an' turn signals are two separate circuits. The circuit to the turn signals was pulled loose at a connecter...caused by poor installation. Wiring too tight for when ya raise an' lower the steer'n wheel. Pull that connection slap apart. I'm gonna loosen that thing up so's it never happen again.

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  4. Did Sadie Mae hide your fishing pole?

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  5. I can't believe ya left us in suspense!! Somewhere between it ain't working and it is working ya lost me !! ( which is easy to do nowadays) Glad to hear ya fixed it, but...HOW ??

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  6. finaliy a answer. see I told you a loose wire, lol... man I'm good...love you Daddy

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  7. Ok, I understand how you fixed the lights, but what was wrong with the horn?

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  8. BB
    I need a little advice I know you have and electric bike or did .I want to turn my 3 wheel bike into electric one . I have the battery or 2 that are 12v from an old power scooter.do you what kind of kit and maybe where I could get one. My son-in-law will put it together for me. any advice would Tthanks for any advice .

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