Bad earth??

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

tch tch tch tch....  indeed dano,.. all  gremlins are related... beddy "wiring gremlins" are the worsterest one,s of them all, but!!  its not so much that .. after major contortioning  upside down, on ya head,    accelerater jammed into your left ear,  brake pedal  pushin to return, on the back of your scone,    knee on back of drivers seat,    ,just to try an get a good look at the gremlins handiwork...    an the mob rings (its important)     uncontort yourself,  , miss call,      an repeat aforementioned steps x 3 more, till you think ..." unfurl..an walk away till tomoz" guzz a coldie n crash!!.. its more that after you crash, the inscrutable wiring gremlins come an jump all over you an belt you while you slumber, im sure of it.. cos never spent a day under the dash, where the next mornin i havent been sore n stiff, n  ache like i copped a good slappin  ,,, maybe should do a  write on underdashboard wiring. working under your dash,"yoga for the beddy enthusiast"...             

[Dano]

ahhh crap, never enough time on this planet........now the flippen traany's slipping ....i'll get back to ya ...zzzzzzzzz

[SkippyThBushKangeroo]

bummer with the trans.. be dilligent beddy gremlins always come in threes      yep should be 32 hours to a day... ( hmm that would mean i,d be younger too  )..what i would not give for a 12 volt adjustable converter, for the time/space continuem        chin up dano all part n parcel of lifes rich tapestry.. 

[obsession]

f*&%^k skip....

Im the 3rd my battery cover just arc out on the lid and burnt a hole through it to my carpet,,,     STOP WITH THE NEGATIVE vibes you lot!!

[John Abbott]

Look on the bright side Craig....At least ya whole van didnt go up in flames

[stuey]

funny enough they actually run thru the same curcuit, I have just spent last night refitting a new fuse box and correcting everything, so far so good BUT at the mo mine's doing the exact same thing...........I think it could be related to indicators, fuel earth (tank) Iv'e read over the last couple of days My plan is to sort it today will let you know. I don't think it can be a bulb as my hazards are fine, but i have no lh rear indicator and number plate light...... it's all related somewhere.

Dano

Dano, let me know how you get on, i might just go through all my connections on my lights and renew them, may help as i had a dodgy RH tail light and front parking light, cleaned up the connection on the tail and my park light started to work Gremlins

[Dano]

sorry Stuey, due to trying to fix the tranny for this w/ends run I didn't get a chance, sorry mate i will do.

[Dano]

 try this stuey this is my plan when i get to it....( remember I'm no auto sparky, it's just from the haines green manual) pages 181 219/220

indicators,
from the fuse box , white in green out , current draw should be 4amp, fuse 5amps,
also on this fuse ... w/s/wipers, temp gauge, fuel contents , oil pressure warning , ign warning , brake pressure warning(later models)
chk all grnds, connections,  adjust/ clean/replace if necessary
chk bulbs / holders ............ ""          ""          ""
flasher units b/hind dash square for ind round for hazards
indicator  stork for any worn broken wires bad contacts   green in,  green out
also chk dash instruments plug , cln adjust tighten if necessary this is what fixed my headlights  just a simple remove and replace but i tightened the females and scuffed the males......SHWEET!!

good luck Dano

[Dano]

FUEL GAUGE

@ tank, green/black to tank blk to grnd.
grn/blk goes to dash via dash plug hmmmm
 you can chk resistance if you....
a) remove sender unit , set a voltmeter "inline"  poss to grn/blk and   neg to blk grnd pin ( on unit) slowly move sender swing arm, the voltage should either go up or down, full or mpty , you again can cln the (gently) scuff / contact cleaner on the unit ( note where the swing arm rubs the contacts)

or set v/meter inline and get someone to fill tank, and watch resistance go up or down ( knowing the sender is working ok) should be a consistant clean reading  if not , ur sender is touch n go.....litterally

ok I'm outta hear  tick tock tick tock  dan

[Dano]

if i got something wrong or you sparkies know better ... do tell ! cheers dan