[T3] Lack of high beam and turn signals

Mike Fisher fisherfarms at gmail.com
Fri May 13 11:30:49 PDT 2011


You have oil pressure, just no idiot light.

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:22 AM, Adriel Rowley
<adriel_rowley at hotmail.com> wrote:
> And how do propose I do that without oil pressure?
>
> So, have all the dash lights working exept the idiot lights.  Grounds all test good (54 ohms maximum on one) including to the emergency switch.  No voltage on first six fuses from the left.  No voltage to the blue and white going to generator idiot.
>
>
> Thank you,
> Adriel
>
>> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 10:37:48 -0700
>> From: fisherfarms at gmail.com
>> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> Subject: Re: [T3] Lack of high beam and turn signals
>>
>> Wouldn't it be a Hell of a lot quicker to take it to your local Auto
>> Electrician?
>>
>> On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 10:32 AM, Adriel Rowley
>> <adriel_rowley at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> > Now lost high beams.
>> >
>> > Adney, think I need to send the switch back for warranty repair as been getting more and more sloppy.
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Adriel
>> >
>> >> From: adriel_rowley at hotmail.com
>> >> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> >> Date: Fri, 13 May 2011 10:04:37 -0700
>> >> Subject: Re: [T3] Lack of high beam and turn signals
>> >>
>> >> Got high beams now.  Do not know why the light is so dim; any way to make it brighter?
>> >>
>> >> Still no dash lights.  Going to go through that now.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks again Jack for your help!
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Adriel
>> >>
>> >> > From: Bobsnotch at aol.com
>> >> > Date: Thu, 12 May 2011 19:43:42 -0400
>> >> > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
>> >> > Subject: Re: [T3] Lack of high beam and turn signals
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > In a message dated 5/12/2011 7:38:49 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> >> > adriel_rowley at hotmail.com writes:
>> >> >
>> >> > High  beam switch was intermittent and now does not work at all.  Dash
>> >> > light  does not come on.  Then when I checked the turn signals, they would act
>> >> > in a spastic manner.  Since the gas guage was flashing I moved all the
>> >> > under dash grounds.  Also moved the fuses and made sure they were all  good.
>> >> > After this, key turned to system energized the turn signals  started going and
>> >> > in a spastic manner.  Turn on the emergancy, right or  left signal, and for
>> >> > a while would work normally then right started  spasing.  Removing and
>> >> > reinstalling relay made all signals stop and now  have no lights in the gas
>> >> > guage.
>> >> >
>> >> > This is in my '71 Squareback with  rebuilt turn signal switch by Adney.
>> >> > Could of it failed?  I need  the Squareback in functional order by Saturday so
>> >> > kind of short on  time.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Sounds like the 4 way switch has some crud in it. You might try removing
>> >> > the knob portion, and spray some contact cleaner in it and cycle it a few
>> >> > times.  Even Russ had come across this. You can do a search on the Samba for
>> >> > his reply.  ;^)
>> >> >
>> >> > Bob 65 Notch  S with sunroof and IRS (Krusty)
>> >> > 71 Notch (Krunchy)
>> >> > 64 T-34 Ghia  (Wolfie)
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