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Old May 9, 2025 | 06:40 PM
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By "splice" do you mean a fusible link?
 
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Old May 9, 2025 | 06:48 PM
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No. One wire comes from the multi-function switch, and then splits into four or five others..... that is the splice.
 
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Old May 9, 2025 | 07:05 PM
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Ok. I'll check it out. Thank you. I'll let you know what I find.
 
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Old May 10, 2025 | 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by HeyYou
No. One wire comes from the multi-function switch, and then splits into four or five others..... that is the splice.


Ok the "splice you're talking about is actually a big plug in the firewall. I found my loose wire on the cab side of that plug.
[img alt="See the green wire
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See the green wire
Now I need to figure out how to reattach it to the plug.
 
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Old May 10, 2025 | 08:02 PM
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[img alt="See the green wire
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See the green wire
 
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Old May 10, 2025 | 08:17 PM
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Don't know why the image won't load, but there is a plug that's about 3" x 3" on the firewall with a rubber boot protector. It's got a long machine screw holding it together. When it's taken apart there's about 30 blade terminals. There was a wire pulled loose on the cab side. Definitely turn signal wire. I bypassed the plug and spliced the wire to the two wires on the other side of the block in the same position. Turn signal works now, but not with the headlights on.. lol.
 
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Old May 10, 2025 | 09:02 PM
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Not with the headlights on???? Might be a bad bulb, or bad ground..... Does the signal in the dash work now as well?
 
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Old May 10, 2025 | 09:34 PM
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No, and the corner marker light is supposed to flash as well. I think the block plug is more than just a simple plug, I think it has to go through it for everything to work properly. I'm going to see what I have to do to reconnect the wires to the plug tomorrow. Might have to break out the soldering iron. I'll update when I'm done.
 
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Old May 11, 2025 | 11:26 AM
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It's fixed!!! The loose wire in the plug had another wire in the same connector slot, so I pulled that wire and added it to my bypass splice. Everything works as it should now. Thank you so much for the help. So thankful that this electrical nightmare is over.
 
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