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Car Forum / Subaru Cars / April 2007

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Normally Open relay... can it break closed?... kinda long

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djay - 28 Apr 2007 08:15 GMT
Please help if you can.  98 legacy L, Auto, 2.2l.

My "front and rear marker (parking) lights" are on when the car is turned
off and keys are out of the ignition!

The light controller stalk has 3 positions... Off, parking lights position
and full headlamp position.  The parking lights stay on through all
positons.  I'd expect that in the parking and full position but not the off
position.  Of course they're on with the car off and keys removed....  argh.
It's late and I pulled the fuse to turn off the lights...

Experimentation found that two fuses will turn off the parking lights.  The
main 20 amp headlamp fuse in the fuse box under the hood and the 10 amp tail
light fuse in the main cabin fuse box.  I've pulled the 10 amp interior fuse
until I can figure this one out.

According to the Haynes manual the circuit goes like this...  the "-" below
is the separator between main items in the schematic.

Battery-20amp fuse-Tail/illumination relay-comination switch consisting of
light switch (head, park, off), parking switch and turn signal switch-10amp
fuse (number 5) - lights.

The Normally Open relay looks like it gets de-energized when the light
switch is in the "off" position.  "off" takes ground to the relay.  Can the
NO relay break closed?  Or is it likely that ground isn't getting to the
relay from the "off" position of the light switch?

If you have the haynes manual for a 98 legacy, the schematic is on pg12-32.

ANY help you might relay (ha ha) is appreciated.

Thanks,

Djay
Honey Honey - 28 Apr 2007 09:29 GMT
Try rocker switch, top of steering column!

Regards H.

> Please help if you can.  98 legacy L, Auto, 2.2l.
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> Djay
djay - 28 Apr 2007 15:07 GMT
God bess you!  Jesus I didn't even know that switch was there.

Thank you Honey Honey!

DJay
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Uncle Ben - 29 Apr 2007 00:44 GMT
Djay, that advice you just got for free cost me $40.  That's what they
charged me for pointing out the rocker switch on the steering column.
"Minimum charge," you know.

Ben
djay - 29 Apr 2007 03:08 GMT
I've been receiving GREAT advice/info from this group for a long time.  It's
astounding that they charged you for that info!?  I love the fact that the
people in this NG are willing to share what they know.

> Djay, that advice you just got for free cost me $40.  That's what they
> charged me for pointing out the rocker switch on the steering column.
> "Minimum charge," you know.
>
> Ben
strchild - 29 Apr 2007 05:00 GMT
And we all drive or have driven Soobs.  What could be better!  (-;

~B

> I've been receiving GREAT advice/info from this group for a long time.
> It's astounding that they charged you for that info!?  I love the fact
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Carl 1 Lucky Texan - 29 Apr 2007 14:52 GMT
> Djay, that advice you just got for free cost me $40.  That's what they
> charged me for pointing out the rocker switch on the steering column.
> "Minimum charge," you know.
>
> Ben

I think you should let the world know what dealership actually charged
you for that info - so they could be avoided!

Carl

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Uncle Ben - 30 Apr 2007 01:36 GMT
> > Djay, that advice you just got for free cost me $40.  That's what they
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Kensington, MD -- "Carlos Auto Service" or something like that.
 
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