[Amc-list] Bad Grounds

[JOE FULTON <piper_pa20@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Another update on the 77 Gremlin.  I got it registered
this week, having been last registered in 2000.  The
VIN had been deleted from the DMV registry, so it was
a simple matter to re-register with no back fees due. 
I had a police officer verify the VIN and fill out the
verification paperwork.  Here in Salinas, the Police
Department sends a police auxilliary officer for such
tasks after you pay a $20 fee at City Hall.  I also
submitted a statement of facts and a handwritten bill
of sale signed by the seller.  $48 later the car was
registered in my name.  I still have to get it
smogged, but I have a temporary tag and 30 days to do
that.

Now to the grounds.  I replaced the turn signal switch
in the column.  The Niehoff brand switch I bought at
Kragen's looks to be good quality.  I don't know where
it is made.  After installing it, I began getting
intermittent functions of the right and left turn
signals as well as the hazard flasher.  I was dreading
taking the column back apart, but I realized from some
old posts that it is always wise to check for a proper
ground.  The body ground on the Gremlin is
"accumulated" into one central ground on the firewall.
 I cleaned that connection thoroughly and so far my
problems have gone away.  I still need to replace the
TS flasher but I have a couple of spare flashers from
old wiring harnesses to test.

Joe Fulton
Salinas, CA
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