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Old 02-10-2012, 08:58 PM
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I've got a 96 Bonneville, 3.8 with 134k miles that I just bought. The car sat for a couple of years needing a water pump, I put the pump on and fresh gas, etc etc.

It runs great but has a couple electrical issues...

Turn signals work but the inside indicators do not flash. Temp hand does not work (put new sensor in). I put the 2 wire sensor below the tstat in because the connector was badly corroded and broke when I tried to unhook it (this fixed a 2500 - 3000 rpm high idle issue by the way in case some one is searching). Is there another sensor for the fans? I still haven't seen the fans kick on (even with AC but the ac compressor isn't coming on either. I haven't checked them by jumper or anything yet, seems like a more "system" issue

The charge hand doesn't work either, but it is charging...

Oil pressure and everything else works fine.

I cleaned the ground busses (they weren't too bad).

All other lights etc seem to work fine except the fog lights.

Any thing that could be a common source for these issues?

Thanks in advance.
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Have you checked fuses and wiring as if it sat for two years there is a chance mice got into it..
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No evidence of mice, but the failing components seem to share 2 common grounds according to alldata I'll try checking the 2 ground today (hopefully) One ground (used by temp charge hand etc) appears to be next to the oil pressure sensor, the other underneath the drivers side kick panel
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Sounds to me like you have a ground issue. The sensor ground is under the power steering pump near the oil filter. It'* a pain to get to. There are ground buses on both sides of the car. Also remove the fuse boxes. There'* 2 of them inside the car, drivers side and passenger side under glove box on the outside wall. Check for any corrosion.
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