[AT] A question for the electrical wizards

[Gene Waugh]

I cannot help you find the problem, but from what I have seen, check 
GROUND, GROUND, GROUND.  I know just enough to know that this low 
voltage dc stuff can do some really weird things under the right conditions!

Gene
Elgin, Illinois USA

Rupert wrote:
> Hello John,
> 	Sounds to me like you have a corroded connection somewhere. Check the 
> firewall connector where the wires go through the firewall very 
> carefully. Corrosion in the firewall cluster is a common problem in damp 
> climates.
>
> Rupert
>
> John Wilkens wrote:
>   
>> This is partly on topic because it involves my mostly dependable '78 
>> Ford trailer-pulling pickup........  I need some ideas about what 
>> could be causing some odd problems with it----namely, my dash lights 
>> are very dim, the light in the tach quit all together, the rear turn 
>> signals work but one front signal is dim and slow, and the other one 
>> is dead.  Other stuff seems normal.  Someone suggested I had a ground 
>> problem but what exactly does that mean, and how do I find/fix 
>> it?  Hey, any ideas for me?....please!      John W.
>>
>>                     In the wide-open spaces of NE Oregon
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