- Jun 19, 2016
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Hey guys, new here to stangnet. I had recently picked up a 1988 Mustang LX that had a 5.0 HO conversion done to it. Everything was working fine except for the messy wiring. I found out a couple days back that my instrument cluster lights were not working. The most common cause to this problem is usually the dimmer switch, so I replaced that and some lights came back on, others still left in the dark. So I took out the whole instrument cluster and found out the the plastic/copper seal was broken in one place, so not wanting to buy a new instrument cluster I decided to modify the lights and wire them to a fuse to turn on when the Ignition is on.
It was sketchy, but it definitely worked. Now, when I put everything back together behind the instrument cluster (2 wiring harnesses & speedo cable) and then bolted everything back up, I took it for a test run and everything was great. Except that my turn signals did not work. No flashing light on the dash, no clicking, no lights in the rear taillamps. I proceeded to check the hazard flasher fuse (cylinder looking fuse) and replaced that. Then I replaced the turn signal flasher fuse (another cylinder), and still no turn signals.
The only thing that I can go off of is that there is this harness with the same flasher wires that was poking out of the bottom of the dash. I had not noticed this before taking apart the instrument cluster. I will include a picture below.
My question is, does this connector have anything to do with the turn signals? And where should I begin trying to troubleshoot this damn problem?
Any help will be appreciated!
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It was sketchy, but it definitely worked. Now, when I put everything back together behind the instrument cluster (2 wiring harnesses & speedo cable) and then bolted everything back up, I took it for a test run and everything was great. Except that my turn signals did not work. No flashing light on the dash, no clicking, no lights in the rear taillamps. I proceeded to check the hazard flasher fuse (cylinder looking fuse) and replaced that. Then I replaced the turn signal flasher fuse (another cylinder), and still no turn signals.
The only thing that I can go off of is that there is this harness with the same flasher wires that was poking out of the bottom of the dash. I had not noticed this before taking apart the instrument cluster. I will include a picture below.
My question is, does this connector have anything to do with the turn signals? And where should I begin trying to troubleshoot this damn problem?
Any help will be appreciated!
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