Mk3 Indicator stork fault made my relay go nuts.

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Mk3 Indicator stork fault made my relay go nuts.

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Can somebody please help.
My indicator stork was faulty and made the relay buzz. Fitted a replacement stork, but now have no indicators or even ignition. The dash seems dead too. 2 fused were blown, one red and one white. ( replaced those ).
The hazard lights work fine, but no indicators.
Car starts ok.
But no dash, or ignition light. Any ideas please?
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What are the relays? 1 x red. 1 x small with a fuse. and another black one. Under the drivers side.
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Have you replaced the switch with the same part? I seem to think there is one for an Escort that looks the same but doesn't have all of the right connections.
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Can't remember exactly on the relays but I think the black one is the indicators?
It has 'blinkgeber' printed on the top, which I think is German for blink giver, or goes blink, or something like that.

And because I'm a boring pedant: it's a stalk.
If you had a Stork in your car you wouldn't see out through all the feathers. ;)
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My horn stopped working last year coming back from the MOT and I have just bought a new stork sorry stalk and not fitted yet got this new on eBay as the Capri club & Tickovers we’re £75 I only paid £20 . I might try taking the old one apart as it must be a dry connection somewhere ?
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havnt dislodged an earth ?
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Jasonmarie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:29 pm My horn stopped working last year coming back from the MOT and I have just bought a new stork sorry stalk and not fitted yet got this new on eBay as the Capri club & Tickovers we’re £75 I only paid £20 . I might try taking the old one apart as it must be a dry connection somewhere ?
Have you cleaned the earth connections to the body behind the grill, that seems to be the usual problem
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Peter-S wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 9:54 pm
Jasonmarie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 8:29 pm My horn stopped working last year coming back from the MOT and I have just bought a new stork sorry stalk and not fitted yet got this new on eBay as the Capri club & Tickovers we’re £75 I only paid £20 . I might try taking the old one apart as it must be a dry connection somewhere ?
Have you cleaned the earth connections to the body behind the grill, that seems to be the usual problem
I will have a play when it’s warmer ? It did work after sometime of pushing down on the horn that’s why I thought it was the stalk at fault .
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Hi,

I had this same problem once and it drove me nuts. I had dropped the Steering column once to remove the dash facia, when I put it all back together, nothing on the dash, hazards etc all worked but dead. Turns out I had knocked the twin power plug just under the column so it was actually unplugged, but the black plastic covers made it look like it was still plugged in. If you've been rummaging round here, just check this plug is still plugged in correctly.... its just hanging on the wires.... Best of luck...

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Taff50ish wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 12:26 pm Hi,

I had this same problem once and it drove me nuts. I had dropped the Steering column once to remove the dash facia, when I put it all back together, nothing on the dash, hazards etc all worked but dead. Turns out I had knocked the twin power plug just under the column so it was actually unplugged, but the black plastic covers made it look like it was still plugged in. If you've been rummaging round here, just check this plug is still plugged in correctly.... its just hanging on the wires.... Best of luck...

John...
I did have that apart in the summer checking stuff , so I might have done the same , cheers John
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Jasonmarie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:41 pm that’s why I thought it was the stalk at fault .
Be careful if you tell any secrets as indicator stalk.... :D :sorry:

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Andrew 2.8i wrote: Sun Feb 06, 2022 5:30 pm
Jasonmarie wrote: Sat Feb 05, 2022 10:41 pm that’s why I thought it was the stalk at fault .
Be careful if you tell any secrets as indicator stalk.... :D :sorry:

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Its important to get the right replacement stalk. There are 2 versions according to age and just to confuse us the wiring connectors are the same so they appear interchangeable plus there is very little to distinguish the 2 types- however they are wired completely differently internally and are definitely not interchangeable. Replace a faulty stalk with the wrong version and it will make the problem a lot worse.
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I just put a BMW badge on the Capri as they don’t use bloody indicator’s :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Jasonmarie wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:53 pm I just put a BMW badge on the Capri as they don’t use bloody indicator’s :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hehe, funny :) If you don't have a BMW badge then use an Audi one, they're even worse. So many bad Audi drivers around.
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pbar wrote: Fri Mar 04, 2022 10:20 am
Jasonmarie wrote: Thu Mar 03, 2022 11:53 pm I just put a BMW badge on the Capri as they don’t use bloody indicator’s :lol: :lol: :lol:

Hehe, funny :) If you don't have a BMW badge then use an Audi one, they're even worse. So many bad Audi drivers around.
I agree and roundabouts really get me as they just don’t get in the right lane or signal :lol: :banghead:
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