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Davo

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  1. Cheers guys. When it's road worthy I'll certainly be looking to go out driving with people. I've bought the part; my skill at fitting it might be more the next issue. But we'll see!
  2. Hi all, my Robin Hood sierra donor seems to have play in the steering column. As I look down the column I can see the metal rod with a round piece before it goes through a hole exiting the footwell. It's as it goes through this hole that there seems to be excessive play. I've only recently been given the car and got it into my garage in Bournemouth. I'm just trying to eliminate the obvious problems before attempting an mot. I'm fairly new to mechanics so don't have a huge amount of skill or experience. Any help appreciated.
  3. After a rinse through with wd40 and change of the fuse, I now have fully working indicators. Unfortunately the indicators not turning off repressed the next problem!
  4. Thank you. Everyone is very helpful.
  5. That does sound like it makes sense The symptoms are that when the hazards run I only get front left and rear left lights flashing. If I move the stalk to the right flash position all four flash. This sounds to me like the lecy is routing wrong. Maybe a short as you say. Time to clean the stalk.
  6. Jim, oddly enough the car has been unused for about 4 years also!
  7. Ok. I'll get that indicator stalk off and clean it up. Any advice on what it should be cleaned with? Just a wire brush or solution? If I don't get any luck, what should I search for to get a replacement stalk? If I wanted to test if the circuit works, could I take the coupler off the back and do: Join pin 54 in supply to pin 49 to supply the flasher Join pin 49a to l or r to complete the circuit to each side That should test to see if circuit works independently of the stalk right?
  8. I'm trying to get my dad's car back to mot standard and the indicators are an obvious issue. In the footwell I've found the three spade flasher with terminals 49, 49a and 31. Indicators individually don't seem to work. I get a slight buzz from the flasher unit while indicating left or right with ignition. Hazards do work but if I indicate left or right whilst running hazards I get unfortunate results with some dropping out and the bms flasher going double time. As I understand from other posts, the ignition live feeds the flasher which then feeds the indicator stalk waiting for the circuit to be made left or right to a light circuit which is then fed back earth through the body of the car. The hazard switch however moves the live from ignition to a permanent live which then feeds the flasher - back to the stalk which now has both circuits complete and lights the indicators. So it makes sense to me that the flasher is working as it works for the hazards. I'm thinking this might be a poor ignition live maybe? Or a short in the stalk? I'm a bit of a novice at this so any help appreciate. David
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