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Old Aug 26, 2007 | 10:41 PM
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2 problems that have me stumped

Hi all. I have 2 electrical problems that I can't seem to figure out.

1: My turn signals will not blink on their own. The bulbs light up and go on and off when i manually blink them but will not blink on their own. The 4 way flashers work however.

2: I just installed aftermarket gauges into the car and the only leads I could find were the ones to the speedo. Can someone shed some light on what wires I should be looking for to connect to my new speedometer?

Thanks

P.S.: I have a Camaro dash in the car now. I don't know if that makes a difference for these problems but just wanted to say that just in case.

Thanks again,
Rich
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 06:11 AM
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Re: 2 problems that have me stumped

Anyone have any ideas?
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Old Aug 28, 2007 | 06:59 AM
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Re: 2 problems that have me stumped

Wiring pinouts for 86-92 Firebird electonic dash, from the tech board on this site; http://www.hioutput.com/tech/circuits/86pinouts.html

You might want to review the entire article;
http://www.hioutput.com/tech/speedo.html

At least it'll give you a start on identifying the wiring colors and their functions.

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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 05:46 AM
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Re: 2 problems that have me stumped

That's a huge help.

Thanks
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Old Sep 2, 2007 | 06:42 AM
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Re: 2 problems that have me stumped

if im not mistaken there are two flasher's in most car's including our's.

One for the blinker's and one for the 4 way's
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