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Old 02-21-2012, 04:12 PM
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Its a 1974 dodge dart sport with what we believe has a 318 in it ok theres something wrong with the wires cause everything works on the car but the blinkers and the horn we checked the flashes we replaced so its not that and yeah pictures or a video would be great to know where the horn wire is and how could we get the horn to work we kno the horn works we tested it b4 we bought it n yeah and the emergency flashers n every other light works for the car except the blinkers what wire would go ot the blinkers anything to help to get the horn and blinkers working so we can get the car to pass inspection then we can drive it me n my dad bought it been working on it this is our last 2 problems we have b4 we can drive it i asked yahoo answers they didnt help at all hopefully you guys can
 
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Make sure the steering column is ground. A bad or no ground will cause this type of problem.
 
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i told my dad that and he tried to ground it but he said he didnt have enough to ground it or somethiing like that so what should we do now?
 
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Drop the column down and add a piece of wire from the top of the bolt hole and the other end to the bottom of the bolt. That should ground the column.
 
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Thankyou were gonna do it tomorrow we painted the grill black today it looks amazing! but yeh ill tell you if tht was the problem & if it fixed it and also be posting pics soon do u kno how many miles to the galon it will get its a 318 with a 4 barrel?
 
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MPG is going to depend on transmission, rear end ratio, and most importantly, your right foot. What trans does it have? Rear end ratio? Vacuum secondaries or manual on the carb?

Without knowing any of that I would guess between 8 and 16 city and 10-20 highway. But again, that is a guess. I own a 71 Dart with a 318, 727, and 3.23 rear with a vacuum 4 bbl though I haven't driven it in a few years...
 
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ok we tried grounding it out with a wire my dad knew what u were talking bout but he said that isnt the prob cause it didnt work maybe we could call you? not right now cause were done working on the car tonight but the next time we work on it would it be ok if my dad called u that day and u could talk to him bout it over the phone maybe be a lil easier?
 
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Then you need to start checking the wires for power and ground at the flasher relay. You may have an open wire or fuseable link in the harness. I have also seen the turn signal switch cause some problems with the brake lights and horn too.
 

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brake lights and turn signals all work through the turn signal switch under the steering wheel. You will have to pull the steering wheel and troubleshoot the switch plate to identify the problem.
 



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