Relay Location 94 Dakota

From : ron s

Q: does anyone know where the time delay relay for the ignition switch halo light and passenger floor light is located neither of these lights work checked bulbs with meter and are ok and everything else on that fuse circuit works so it must be that relay. my service manual shows the relay but no physical location point is given. thanks ron .

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From : tbone

the timer should look like a flasher unit and should be near the fuse box. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving does anyone know where the time delay relay for the ignition switch halo light and passenger floor light is located neither of these lights work checked bulbs with meter and are ok and everything else on that fuse circuit works so it must be that relay. my service manual shows the relay but no physical location point is given. thanks ron .

From : ron s

the timer should look like a flasher unit and should be near the fuse box. thanks i found it. took it apart and cleaned the contacts works great now. .

From : tbone

i wouldnt have thought to rebuild it but glad that i could help. -- if at first you dont succeed youre not cut out for skydiving the timer should look like a flasher unit and should be near the fuse box. thanks i found it. took it apart and cleaned the contacts works great now. .

From : ron s

it is a rather unique relay in the way it operates. a fine resistance wire is wrapped around the outside of a bimetal contact arm that is engerized when the door switch is closed. this heats the arm and causes it to flex and close the contact to hold the halo and courtesy lights on. the delay comes from the time it takes the arm to cool off and open. i know cleaning the contacts wont last for ever but it should help for a while. .