[alfa] Re: relay N41 (was: 164 - no tail lites, or dash lites, radio lite doesn't dim)

[dsedon@xxxxxxxxxxxx]

hi hans,

(hope ya don't mind i cc'd the digest - this may also help others.)  thanks so much for the help - relay n41 was easy to locate - tall off-white relay, just next to the transmission tunnel.  a little wiggle of it had the radio/clock lite blinking dim-to-bright, so i knew i'd found the right one!  ;~)  pulling apart the relay uncovered a cold solder joint; a dab-o-solder, & i'm back in biz!  

thanks again,

doug s.
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"Hans@ ItalianMotorWorks" <hans@domain.elided> wrote:

>According to a drawing on pg 507, N41 looks like a tall square relay, to the
>right of the fuse box, amongst dozens of similar looking items.
>sorry, not much help.
>caio,
>
>Hans
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: <dsedon@domain.elided>
>To: ""Hans@ ItalianMotorWorks"" <hans@domain.elided>
>Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:35 PM
>Subject: RE: 164 elec. gremlins
>
>
>> hi hans,
>>
>> this is a '92, so the manual is the right one.  well, fuse f11 seems ok.
>what/where is the control unit n41?  i have a cardisc cd, but it's not handy
>presently...
>>
>> thanks,
>>
>> doug s.
>>
>> "Hans@ ItalianMotorWorks" <hans@domain.elided> wrote:
>>
>> >Yo Doug -
>> >
>> >Sounds like a death-knell to me, for sure.
>> >Only kidding, couldn't resist yanking your chain. Tell your wife, right
>now someone could smiling ear to ear and gathering bugs between their teeth
>driving their spider with your engine up front.
>> >Do you feel the guilt??
>> >Didn't think so.
>> >The troubleshooting table on pg 498 says if all lamps are inop (other
>than headlites), the cause is either fuse F11 or control unit N41.
>> >If you don't have a shop manual, my wife can fax you the relevant pages.
>> >If your car was built before July 1, 1990 we need to use another manual.
>Which I also have.
>> >lmk,
>> >
>> >Hans
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>>>Date: Sat, 15 May 2004 23:58:07 -0400
>>>From: dsedon@domain.elided
>>>Subject: [alfa] 164 - no tail lites, or dash lites, radio lite doesn't dim

>>>hi all,

>>>well, the wife seems to think we need to suffer a little longer with this 164 of ours...  so, the next issue is what to do about the lighting.  when i turn on the headlites, the headlites themselves are the only things activated by the switch.   all other items that normally get activated are m.i.a. - the clock/radio lite does not dim, the instrument panel lights don't come on, the running lights & tail lights don't come on.  all fuses (under the drop-down panel to the left of the steering wheel) are ok.   do i need a new light-switch stalk, or is there some mystery fuse or relay that's failed that i don't know about?  or?

>>>thanks,

>>>doug s.

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