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Blaze the Wondercar's first trip to the dunes breaks something electrical.
So Blaze The Wondercar is a Maroon 2001 Blazer LT 4 dr. 4wd. After a willow tree fell on her last year I thought I might sell her. But we took a trip down to Silver Lake Sand Dunes to rent a Jeep with some friends and discovered that our regular rental place Parrots Landing has closed. So I bought an ORV sticker, an ORV trail sticker and went to see Charley at Duneland for a flag for Blazes inaugural dune voyage. Off to Silver Lake Sand Dunes we went. She wouldn't climb test hill with her stock tires in 4wd high, but otherwise performed terrifically. Stopped after an hour, refilled her tires and headed home. Noticed right away an issue with the turn signals. Both dash indicators lit dimly when I used either L or R. Checked and found the LF 3157 bulb burnt out. Probably too much bouncing on the whoopty dos. Tried for an hour and discovered no ground for the front turn/parking lights. The parking lights now only light while the turn signal or flashers are engaged. After spending way too much time trying to figure it out I parked her and discovered that the horn no longer sounds when I hit the door locks. Today I drove her and when I hit the horn, the left dash turn signal indicator lights but the horn never sounds. I'm convinced there's a bad ground somewhere. Has anyone else experienced a left dash signal indicator lighting when depressing the horn button? Hoping this is an easy fix.
So Blaze The Wondercar is a Maroon 2001 Blazer LT 4 dr. 4wd. After a willow tree fell on her last year I thought I might sell her. But we took a trip down to Silver Lake Sand Dunes to rent a Jeep with some friends and discovered that our regular rental place Parrots Landing has closed. So I bought an ORV sticker, an ORV trail sticker and went to see Charley at Duneland for a flag for Blazes inaugural dune voyage. Off to Silver Lake Sand Dunes we went. She wouldn't climb test hill with her stock tires in 4wd high, but otherwise performed terrifically. Stopped after an hour, refilled her tires and headed home. Noticed right away an issue with the turn signals. Both dash indicators lit dimly when I used either L or R. Checked and found the LF 3157 bulb burnt out. Probably too much bouncing on the whoopty dos. Tried for an hour and discovered no ground for the front turn/parking lights. The parking lights now only light while the turn signal or flashers are engaged. After spending way too much time trying to figure it out I parked her and discovered that the horn no longer sounds when I hit the door locks. Today I drove her and when I hit the horn, the left dash turn signal indicator lights but the horn never sounds. I'm convinced there's a bad ground somewhere. Has anyone else experienced a left dash signal indicator lighting when depressing the horn button? Hoping this is an easy fix.
Yes George, I thought I had posted.
Tom A. mentioned a ground on the core support and that indeed was the trouble. There were 2 ground connections, 1 was broken free, the other still attached but not doing much good.
I added some wire and new wire lugs and moved everything to the right inner fender beside the battery.
Yes electrons and rust don't mix. Relocated to the inner fender beside the battery box. Under the battery box on the core support.
20+ yes of Michigan rust broke free.
Blaze the Wondercar's first trip to the dunes breaks something electrical.
