Wiring problem?
04-21-2008, 04:19 AM
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Wiring problem?
I had posted my problem earlier with my 70 cuda, but now it's taking a different course. When I hook the battery up the blinker lights in the front and back of the car light up instantly. Even the left and right arrows inside the car. I've replaced the flashers and looked at all the wiring that is visible and it all looks good. I'm not sure why the blinkers have a constant power going to them. I started the car and left it running for awhile and the alt. was taking a negative charge. After about 5 minutes the alt. gage went as far on the plus charge side as possible. I've unplugged connectors and reconnected them and still no luck. Inside the car, under the steering wheel, there's two connectors, one is the power source with the red wire and the other is for the blinkers. If I unplug them both and hook the battery back up, the lights still turn on. When I'm under the hood and unplug the connector with the red power source that's on the firewall, then hook up the battery, the lights do not turn on. Any ideas?
04-21-2008, 07:43 AM
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Open those large firewall connectors one at a time. Make sure they are clean, if not clean them, make sure there dry, use only good plastic safe contact cleaner, be sure no pins are pushed back.
This may not be the problem, but mid 70's mopars used those plastic harness connectors and they can get contaminated. Look for any areas where the power can be connecting to ajoining pins or termanals. You don't want that.
Disconnect the battery before playing with those connectors.
Have fun.
This may not be the problem, but mid 70's mopars used those plastic harness connectors and they can get contaminated. Look for any areas where the power can be connecting to ajoining pins or termanals. You don't want that.
Disconnect the battery before playing with those connectors.
Have fun.
09-20-2008, 08:16 PM
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Turn indicators and brakes
I feel for ya man...I have a 1978 Dodge D100 pickup that is giving me problems with my turn signals and brakes. I get different results from day to day it seems, but I may be exaggerating a bit, but it seems like it. Anyway, I turn on the left or right...depends on the day...hehe...and the front left and left rear will come on, but when I put on the brakes it quits. Then on occasion, the blinkers will be real faint/weak. I think I have a ground problem, but I did change the blinker regulator inside the steering column a while back and it seems like that is when it all started...I think! I was in a hurry and didn't really check out the system after I finished with it, so it could have been then when it started. I checked my work out and it seems to be fine...I don't know...any suggestions?
Thanks,
Tankman
Thanks,
Tankman
09-22-2008, 08:06 PM
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its all in the ground and check to make sure no hot wires are grounding to anything see if the brake wire from the valve is melted from the exhaust and touching metal and to tank man check your rear light sockets , dodge had a problem with them corroding and not grounding so when you get home 
run a wire from the neg- side bat and ground to socket
run a wire from the neg- side bat and ground to socket
09-23-2008, 05:44 AM
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yeah, I did find a while back when I was messing with the light sockets that they were broken. They are two contact sockets and they dry rotted and now I get intermittent connection. I tried to rig to where the pins in the sockets would not collapse and lose contact. I need new ones, but very difficult to find and if I go to a junkyard they are just as bad of shape...know what I mean.
09-24-2008, 04:25 AM
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I have checked and yes there are replacement sockets, but they don't have any for my truck and they can't order them as well. It has taken me a few years to get this truck to the way I have it now with a lot of chasing, investigating, asking questions and on and on. These trucks are just hard to find parts all together. You see a lot of the same thing for sale...tail lights, bumpers, windshields, and some body parts which I don't need. But when I really really need something I have to turn into Dick Tracey to find it! hehe
09-24-2008, 03:31 PM
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not the whole socket, just the disk with the one or two contacts with the wire/s.
if you take the bulb out and push the wires into the socket, the disk should slide out of the socket. that is the part that you can swap out without having to find the exact replacement socket.
if you take the bulb out and push the wires into the socket, the disk should slide out of the socket. that is the part that you can swap out without having to find the exact replacement socket.
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