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Posted on Nov 19, 2012

My blinkers don't work. Its an 87 ford tempo. Have extra fuses and stuff I've been told its all I need to replace and fix my car. Where do I start though?

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Make sure your fuses are ok and youve got power if ok check the blinker sender unit its usually round and silver with 2 or 3 wire going to it. usually under the dash but could be in the engine bay

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  • Posted on Nov 11, 2008

SOURCE: headflight fuse for 85 ford tempo

check all the fuses and relays to see if they are not burned . one by one. unless you have an owners manuel. they are usually listed there.

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  • Posted on Jul 13, 2010

SOURCE: how to replace a 87 ford tempo serpentine belt

Make a simple drawing of the routing of the belt. or try to take a digital picture for reference on installation. Typically, one side of the belt has groves, and the other smooth. The pulleys will be grooved or smooth to match the side of the belt they are supposed to contact, don't put the grooved side of the belt on a smooth pulley or vise versa. There should be an "idler pulley" which applies pressure to the belt to keep it tight. This idler maybe manual or automatic. A manual pulley will usually have an adjustment bolt running perpendicular to the pulley face. You will loosen the bolt in the middle of the pulley a bit, then loosen the adjustment bolt until there is enough slack in the belt to remove it from at least one pulley, the the whole belt should be easy enough to remove, barring any engine mounts in the way. If an automatic (Sprung) tensioner is used there is usually a way to get a 3/8" or 1/2" drive breaker bar onto the pulley and actually "flex" it so that the belt tension is relieved. You will need to hold pressure on the tensioner until the belt is removed from a pulley, this may take another set of hands. Installation is the reverse of removal. Old automatic tensioners can sometimes get stiff, may need to be replaced, or removed and lubricated until it actuates smoothly. Check all the pulleys very carefully to insure the belt is aligned properly, before starting the engine. many a belt has been destroyed when someone started the engine with belt misaligned. Have fun.

sachin0161

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  • Posted on May 07, 2011

SOURCE: my 98 ford exsplorer brake

Dear,
Please check for either there is a wirring problem.
or might be the bulbs are fuse.
or the fuse for those bulbs are blown off...

kindly check all the aspects and let me know if it does not get solved

thanx

Rickygittins

Ricky Gittins

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  • Posted on May 18, 2011

SOURCE: 1990 Ford Aerostar horn &

replace the fuse

jturcotte

Jeffrey Turcotte

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  • Posted on Jul 04, 2011

SOURCE: I have a 1998 Ford

Hi, there is no relay, and the plate light run off the same fuse as the tail lights. The problem must be in the wiring or sockets in the back of the truck.

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