After my body work, I've been verifying tail light operation. The turn signals work but the hazard light system doesn't.
Car is a 1986 Mini from Germany, so it is left hand drive carburetted build. Corresponds to wiring diagram 17 in Haynes 1969-1999 manual. The car has separate flasher units, apparently the 2-wire variety. It has the 3-clock instrument pod.
I was able to find the appropriate wires coming out of the steering column and into a connector. From there the bundle seems to go up above the heater, but I'm not sure.
I tried using the turn signals for an audible clue, but the turn flasher unit only clicks once (maybe twice on a good day) so that didn't work. It has always done that since I got the car. So, though it works, I really should replace it.
I did find the in-line fuse holder above the carb: it is the European plastic torpedo type with exposed fuse element. The holder is a strange Bakelite type with set screws to hold the wire ends. Should have change it years ago too. By the way, the interior light doesn't work either and it is supposed to be on the same fuse.
I will start by putting a new fuse and holder in, though I really would like to change the turn signal flasher.
1. So, can anyone enlighten me where the flashers should be? I hate the idea of taking the dash apart if I don't need to.
2. Also, can anyone suggest the amp rating of the white torpedo fuse, or at least what amperage that fuse originally should be?
From a foggyish memory: One flasher is in the engine bay and the other is behind the dash. I think the one in the engine bay is the turn signal and the one behind the dash is the hazard flasher.
On my last RHD car with that style dash (3-clock in front of the driver), it was in the far right corner, next to the tachometer.
On a LHD car it may be just beside the tachometer, or it may be at the far right between a possible glove box and the eyeball air vent.
Unfortunately, I do not know the fuse information and my current car may not have a matching fuse for reference.