First thanks all who offered advice on my grandson's Ranger truck with turn signal problems. I think it must be a wire that grounds out and blows the fuse as he put a new flasher and new fuse and tried the signals and they worked when the truck was parked but as he left apparently the fuse blew again. So I am assuming that there is an intermittent short which he has to look for. I'll keep you posted.
Mike in Alabama On Aug 21, 2016 12:34 PM, "stokester" <[email protected]> wrote: > Mike, > I have access to ShopKey at work and can get the wiring diagrams if > needed. I did a quick look on John's link but did not find it. > > John is on the same track as me. > When did it quit working? > What else is on that circuit, if anything? > It appears to blow when something is turned on so that may help narrow it > down. > > Nick > > > On Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at 8:36:29 AM UTC-4, mike morehouse wrote: >> >> Good morning. >> >> If anyone is willing and able I have a grandson who is starting his >> sophomore year at ECU in Greenville, NC who may be in need of some non-VW >> automotive diagnosis assistance. >> >> He has a 1994 Ford Ranger truck w/4.0L engine and 4WD. Apparently as he >> got there yesterday after driving with his mom from their home in Tampa his >> turn signals quit working. They checked the turn signal fuse and it was >> blown and they replaced it and that new fuse blew about 5 minutes later >> from what I understand. >> >> Hazard flashers work on both sides - front and rear. Turn signals don't >> work either side nor front nor rear. >> >> I asked them to adjust tilt steering wheel up and down to see if it was >> possibly a loose connection in multi-function switch on steering column. No >> luck. >> >> I think that the turn signals and hazards may be on different flashers >> but not sure. She is flying home today so he will be trying to diagnose >> this on his own. I told them that I think the signal flasher is under the >> driver's side dash so he will need to lie on his back with his head against >> the pedals and look up for the round (I think it is round) flasher and >> remove it and reinstall to see if it is just a loose connection OR maybe >> flasher is just bad and he needs to go to auto store and get a new one. >> >> Hopefully I will find out today what he finds. I also asked them to check >> all the other functions of the multi-function switch (high/low beams, etc.) >> to see if those functions work. No report back on that yet. >> >> In any event if there are any listees in the Greenville area who might be >> willing to help him diagnose this, please let me know. He may have no >> option but to take to Ford dealer but as they have already put a lot of >> funds into keeping this truck running I'm trying to explore some lower cost >> diagnostic alternatives. >> >> If it is the multi-function switch then I'd try to explore online the >> difficulty of removing the bad one and installing a new one rather than >> have dealer charge him an arm and a leg for parts and labor but we may have >> no choice as he doesn't need to be driving around without turn signals. >> >> Any advice and/or help would be most appreciated. >> >> If I were closer then I'd be right there but I'm in Alabama so that isn't >> an option right now. >> >> Thanks so much. >> >> Mike Morehouse >> > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/ > [email protected] > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
