directionals not working?

[thomas_sorrentino]

Alan,

Thanks for the reply.I think you may be right that the silver box is
not the cause! Before I could actually trouble shoot anything, the
directionals and hazards are working again. I now have two relays (1
for the left side and 1 for the right side) audibly clicking and
working in the access panel above the driver. I still haven't been
able to physically locate the flasher. And I am still getting the
random clicking from the PMMI silver box (at least thats where I
think its coming from).

Tom Sorrentino
1987 PT38
Bedford Hills, NY




--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Alan"
wrote:
>
> Tom,
>
> I have an 87FC35, but I can tell you about the silver box. I many
> hours when i first got my bird in august trying to figure out where
> things were. I also had some problems with my blinkers. The silver
> box, if you open it up, is a bunch of relays mounted on a circuit
> board. I think there are 8 or 10. They are for the blinkers and
> emergency blinkers. They should be clicking when you turn on your
> blinkers, that is a good sign. I spent a bunch of time trying to
> figure all this out, including talking to PMMI. They eventually
found
> a schematic.
>
> If i remember correctly, there is a front, rear, and side relay for
> right and left blinkers. Plus there is another relay that "fires"
all
> of the relays if you have your emergencies on.
>
> I would bet (especially since you say you hear clicking) that the
> problem isn't in the relays, but I can't help you much beyond here.
> My relays were solid after 20 years. If you have a tester, you can
> probably see if you are getting 12 volts out of the flashers. It is
> probably possible that your relays are clicking, but because you
have
> a fuse out somewhere, there is not 12 volt input coming into them to
> send on to the lights themselves. ...One of the PT guys can
probably
> help you out here more than me.
>
> Good luck!
> (ps, I drove mine on one trip w/o blinkers. Not recommended, but I
> wanted to go bad enough and was just extra careful.)
>
> Alan Johnson
> 87FC35
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "thomas_sorrentino"
> wrote:
> >
> > We're leaving on a trip tomorrow and when I went to fuel up I
notice
> > the directionals are not working, and either are the hazard
lights.
> > The last trip we had taken, there was a random (sounded like a
relay
> > clicking) noise coming from the center console (where two drawers
> > are). Since then, I've had the drawers out and dash out replacing
the
> > EL inverters. I tried to be very careful putting everything back,
not
> > to leave any loose or disconnected wires.
> > When I put on the directional or hazard switch now, there is a
> > distinct click coming from a silver box (roughly 6" x 6" x 1" )
> > mounted right above the top drawer inside the center console. If
I am
> > reading the drawings correctly it is the PMMI switch relay box,
or
> > something like that ( I don't remember exactly what the drawing
> > said). The drawing also shows a flasher and a fuse.
> > So, is the clicking in the box a symptom or the problem? Is the
box
> > fixable, replaceable? From where? Does anyone know where the
flasher
> > and fuse physically are? Or basically where do I start with this
> > problem??? I'd like to get it fixed before we leave. Thanks.
> >
> > Tom Sorrentino
> > 1987 PT38
> > Bedford Hills, NY
> >
>