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 posted on January 29th, 2009 at 09:36 PM |
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Type 3 lights problem, one for the auto electrician in you
Figure this one in my 71 fastback...
I turn on my hazard lights and the fuse for the interior light burns out. I then turn on my indicators and the fuse for the indicators burns out. Foot
on brake pedal and my passenger side brake light comes on but my driver side does not. All globes appear intact and all other exterior lights working.
I also notice the light for the fuel gauge and warning lamps binnacle isn't coming on (but the other instruments still light up). Where should I
start looking?
Alternately, anyone know a good VW auto electrician in southern Adelaide?
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| posted on January 29th, 2009 at 11:01 PM |
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Under the dash!! Drop the fuse box and trace all the wires to the instruments and lights. Have you got a wiring diagram?
DH
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| posted on January 29th, 2009 at 11:25 PM |
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You seem to have a few problems there...
do You know what caused the problems??
have any lights been taken off??
as it sounds like maybe a wire or two shorted to earth..
I would start at the brake lamp that won't work...
could be shorting out there...
someone who has worked on type 3s would be the one to see...
their wiring may be very similar to a beetles...
also as Dallas suggests check the fuse box...
Lee
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| posted on January 30th, 2009 at 05:42 AM |
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sounds like some of the wires on the fuse box are touching
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| posted on January 30th, 2009 at 07:21 AM |
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Thanks guys, guess I know what I'm doing this weekend. Fortunately I do have a wiring diagram (one of my manuals has all the diagrams for '62 - '73
type 3's and '62 - '67KG's if anyone needs one), at least I'll know what I'm looking at that I don't understand  I haven't changed anything recently that would explain this sudden
electrical meltdown. Still hoping for a recommendation for an auto-electrician in southern Adelaide...
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| posted on January 30th, 2009 at 08:49 AM |
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go and see Debiasi Auto Repairs 08-8262-7533 in Cavan Adam or Peter
maybe they can point you in the right direction
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| posted on January 30th, 2009 at 08:47 PM |
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posted by vw54
sounds like some of the wires on the fuse box are touching
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My worst experience with a type 3 (1964 N ) was when the speedo light terminal made contact with the dash bracket behind it. The wire cooked itself
across all the other wires. All this at 7.30 pm around June (1970 of course!!). Did a quick rewire from the battery to get one headlight and one
tail lamp working to get home. Hawker deHavilland was less one toolmaker the next day while I re-wired a few damaged wires under the dash. 
Always check that the dash light wires have an insulated terminals on them!!
DH
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