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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #75 on: May 17, 2024, 20:53:13 »
Great on the ignition.  Because I think the chrome part needs to be drilled out on my car which is why I never did it...
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #77 on: May 17, 2024, 20:55:46 »
Folding wire is Red White Blue.  So 1 wire is original!
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #78 on: May 17, 2024, 22:34:34 »
Relay I get power but not on 56 but 56B?

You are supposed to get power on the plug connector that corresponds to 56b on the ww relay. And power should come from fuse 2. Can you tell where that wire goes to?  Fuse 2?
Lee Backus
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #79 on: May 17, 2024, 23:53:56 »
Lee I will go back in and see if I can trace that wire and see if it goes to 2....

I am gong to dig into this but thought I would post while I needed a break..... So... I started opening up the wires...

I tried to trace all the wires going into my Connector... There were 11 Wires.

This sounds bonkers to me after looking at the Wiring Diagram but I will study it again and see if I can trace all of these on there....

Pin1:Blue/Black goes to Fuse 5
Pin2:Blue/Red goes to Fuse 2
Pin3:Blue/Black (with Pin5) goes to the other plug Mounted up near where the fuse box mounts
Pin4:Blue goes to the the thing I thought initially was the wiper relay near the wiper motor but I think was corrected it is a Voltage Regulator
Pin5:Blue/Green (with Pin3) goes to the other plug Mounted up near where the fuse box mounts
Pin6:White/Blue goes to Fuse9
Pin7:Brown ground
Pin8:Black/Green (with Pin12) Goes to a plug that splits to front and back so assuming these or the original wires and are the blinkers!
Pin9:White/Violet goes to Fuse7
Pin10:No Wire
Pin11:Blue/White (3Wires all Blue/White go into another wire wrap that looks like it heads into behind the instruments and dash
Pin12:Black/White (with Pin8) Goes to a plug that splits to front and back so assuming these or the original wires and are the blinkers!

I logged the wires on the Plugs to the Wiper Motor, Wiper Washer, Front Light plug and rear light plug but I need to sort them out.
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #80 on: May 17, 2024, 23:56:50 »
Also... When I first Joined this forum I had just begun and the first issue was the Speed had white goo all over it.  I could not figure it out and thru this forum I realized it was the rubber covers for the Speedo and Tach that melted onto all the parts.  Could never figure out how that happened.  I am guessing now that at some point in the 80s when the original owners son drove the car and put in a modern radio he must have jacked all this up and probably had himself a little electrical fire that melted this rubber caps and force them to replace (poorly) all these wires.  Just a guess but might explain this whole mess.
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #81 on: May 18, 2024, 00:45:48 »
OMG!OMG!  I dont even know how to deal with this.  I was just going to delete my account and disappear into the darkness.  I am at least a week into this mess. Probably 2. I have ripped everything apart.

I am an IDIOT.  I was just sitting here and thought.  Maybe I should go check and see if the other connector next to this one is the same size.  It is. I have ripped apart the wrong Female connector.  Just popped the cap off the other one.  Matches all the wires.  Wow.

I am soooo sorry I have wasted all of your time!  I will banish myself from Posting for a while!  What a mess I have created now for probably no reason.

I really dont want to hit "post" on this one.
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #82 on: May 18, 2024, 02:10:30 »
Ok last post before I put myself on Suspension.  Put it all back together and connect the correct plug to the correct socket and everything works again. 
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #83 on: May 18, 2024, 03:07:33 »
Hey. what matters is you figured it out! Congrats. We've all overlooked something obvious from time to time, I know I sure have ...
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #84 on: May 18, 2024, 05:59:44 »
I will, actually, miss this fascinating and entertaining journey, full of ups and downs and suspense.

Good it is ok now.
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #85 on: May 18, 2024, 08:27:40 »
I'm so glad it was something simple and didn't cause something catastrophic, i know you spent time searching, but you've probably learned an awful lot about the car, the wiring and the different parts and how they work together

Is everything now sorted? (apart from the horns)

Go and enjoy driving it!
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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #86 on: May 18, 2024, 14:00:19 »
LOL becuase it reminds me of ME!  You've just joined the club of figuring things out on your own.

No suspension needed. As Cees says, think about all you've learned about your car and its history and maybe a little electrics too.

Any of us who do our own work, except for the pros, have been there done that. Isn't it a relief to have figured it out, which you did.

I say well done!
Lee Backus
1963 220SE Cabriolet
1970 280SL (reassembling - hopefully soon)
1978 450SL (disassembled for paint)
1985 500SEC

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Re: Turn Signal Relay Buzzing?
« Reply #87 on: May 18, 2024, 16:40:15 »
I think everything is working now.  Blinkers even work, so the Relay I thought was bad is still good too.  Now I have 2! I bought one from a guy in San Francisco off eBay.  I will get her on the road today and check it all out.

Yes I did learn a TON about the car.  Just never going to forget the the "Dumb Chill" that took over my body when I was staring at all 20 papers I have created with diagrams and colors and I thought... Maybe it's the wrong plug.  I was 50/50 on what I wanted the answer to be!  Well 90/10.  I would rather have the car work and admit the crazy mistake.

Still learning something new everyday! Double check the plug was yesterday... What will today bring!
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