<VV> Electrical gremlins with '63 vert

[Rick Norris]

You will be finding "residual" sand from now on, believe me! I still find it 
in my race car and it's been pounded on as it were for about six years now.
Rick Norris
#36 Sunoco Corvair
www.corvairalley.com
>
> Found some residual sand in the brakelight switch connector - knocked
> that out and I have brake lights again.
>
> Still no turn signals, but I  hear some debris in there, too. I'll save
> that for another  day.
>
> Thanks for everyone's help! -John O'Harra
>
>
>
> John - The turn signal filaments are fed from the steering column.  The
> turn signal switch interrupts the feed from the brake light power and 
> feeds
> it's own voltage as interpreted by the flasher. So if the lights work as 
> brake
> lights, but not as turn indicators, the problem is either inside or ahead
> of the  steering column turn switch. I was trying to think of a component
> inside the  passenger compartment more fragile and easier to contaminate 
> than
> the turn  signal switch - and I couldn't come up with one. I'll bet that
> will take some  cleaning out as well.
>
> - Seth Emerson
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