fried something need help fast

[rigrunner]

installed a new turn signal cam and i was testing the brake lights before re installing and managed to ground a wire to the coulumn and fried something. i now have both brake lights but the right turn sig not working and the left turn indicator and the left front turn signal are not working. what could i have burned?

[wally426ci]

Fuse or flasher relay?

I was hoping that you were talking about chicken when i read the title....

[rigrunner]

cant find any blown fuses. switched the turn signal flasher w/ the hazard flasher and still same thing. all the hazard lights work including the indicator light on the dash for the left turn signal. cant find any fried wires. completely lost! thinkin about re-wiring it. it doesnt make sense for the hazard lights to all work but not the turn signals. any more help would be appreciated! thanks!

[soopernaut]

Did you blow out the filament in the bulbs? How 'bout a bad signal flasher?

[rigrunner]

thought about that i used the flasher from my hazard lights and got the same results bu i can turn on the hazards and they work fine including the indicator light on the dash. i checked all the wire even pulled the instrument cluster and cant find a short anywhere. makes no since to me the hazards work fine but when i use the turn signals i get lft rear and right front and no indicator for the left light

[EGroscup]

My thought is that the turn signal switch is cooked. it is the same wire, same bulb filiment for brake and turn, so if both brake lights operate correctlyand the turn signal doesn't, that leaves the switch as the culprit. sorry, Erik

[rigrunner]

thought that too but wouldnt all the turn signals also not be working not just one on each side? i checked at the turn signal wiring connector and all seems fine there got rained out gonna try again tommorow thanks

[rigrunner]

would the turn signal switch make part of the blinkers work and not the others. cant find any shorts of blown fuses just want a few more opinions before buyin a new one.

[EGroscup]

Yes, the turn signal has separate circuits and contacts inside for the front and rear signals. Front and rear turn signals on a side are actually two independent circuits. The front flashes whenever it is told to and that is it. The rears flash when told to but also when you are not signaling a turn it lets the signal from the brake light switch through the same wires to give you brake lights. Keeping it two circuits like this prevents the fronts from illuminating when you step on the brakes. Hope this helps, Erik

[rigrunner]

thanks for the info it definitly makes sence i took the switch apart and it looks ok but im gonna order a new one from rock auto in a coulple of weeks they have them and shipped its less than 80 dollars.

[69Adventurer]

I bought mine from Rockauto too and it worked great.

I also had an issue similar to yours, I had front turn signals and running lights,
rear running lights and brake lights, but no turn signals! come to find out a wire
melted inside the turn signal switch between the two plastic housings causing
all my problems. It took my voltmeter, a week, and a whole lotta cuss words
till I figured it out.

[rigrunner]

noticed my horns not working either and the fuse is blown. does anyone know what else is on the same fuse?

[rigrunner]

received my new turn signal switch from rock auto after 2 days of the order awesome. worked perfectly. now my horn and interior light still are not working fueses look good any help please.

[EGroscup]

Single horn or two horns? The circuits are different. As for the interior light, you should have power all of the time at one bulb terminal, the other side gets grounded through the door or headlight switch to complete the circuit and make the light go. erik

[rigrunner]

got the hron working just cleaned the plate at the steering wheel now need to check the bulb for the light i guess. funny how it all worked before the signal switch.