71GTX440
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Took the 71 RR out for a drive since the weather in TN has been amazing as of late. Have started my car periodically while in my garage so all seals/gaskets/etc stay fresh and do not dry out.
When I turned on my blinker, the light on my dash stayed lit up. After the drive, pulled back in to the garage and started to work on diagnosing the problem.
Ran continuity across all wires in the blinker circuit and all checkout out as good. Long story short, I disconnected the lower, front valance lights and now my blinkers work with no problems. Figured I had the problem solved, just needed to rebuild the connectors and wires (nope!). Plugged rebuilt lower lights in and same problem instantly popped up when I turned the lights on and turned the blinker on.
Perhaps I rebuilt the lights incorrectly so I tested each light assembly and plugged them in, one at a time. With one light assembly installed, no issues. I can put one on either side and there are no problems. As soon as I plug both light assemblies in the blinker issue comes back.
I do not know, what legitimately I should be checking for now.
Running through the wiring schematics, I cannot find any breaks in the wires or loose grounds. Rebuild lower light assemblies and installed a new headlight switch. Still not fixed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
When I turned on my blinker, the light on my dash stayed lit up. After the drive, pulled back in to the garage and started to work on diagnosing the problem.
Ran continuity across all wires in the blinker circuit and all checkout out as good. Long story short, I disconnected the lower, front valance lights and now my blinkers work with no problems. Figured I had the problem solved, just needed to rebuild the connectors and wires (nope!). Plugged rebuilt lower lights in and same problem instantly popped up when I turned the lights on and turned the blinker on.
Perhaps I rebuilt the lights incorrectly so I tested each light assembly and plugged them in, one at a time. With one light assembly installed, no issues. I can put one on either side and there are no problems. As soon as I plug both light assemblies in the blinker issue comes back.
I do not know, what legitimately I should be checking for now.
Running through the wiring schematics, I cannot find any breaks in the wires or loose grounds. Rebuild lower light assemblies and installed a new headlight switch. Still not fixed.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!