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Apr 23, 2013 | 09:26 PM

fastercorvette

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Bell sounds when lights are on

Hi - I have a 86 vert with an agravating problem. I am driving down the road, and turn on my lights, and the bell goes "ding ding ding" and on and on - forever, until I get tired of hearing it, and shut off the lights. Needless to say this limits my enjoyment of my car. Any ideas how to cut the wire to the bell? I don't want to actually fix it - unless it is a minor fix. If it entails tearing the dash apart, I am not really interested in fixing it - unless that is the only way. Thanks! PLEASE GO TO #20 FOR MY UPDATE ON THE PROBLEM.

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Apr 23, 2013 | 10:34 PM

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If you wiggle the key in the ignition, does it stop for a while?

Apr 23, 2013 | 11:09 PM

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If you wiggle the key in the ignition, does it stop for a while?

I will try that tomorrow. The car is at a shop. What does it mean if it does? Is the ignition switch bad? I have a brand new key, that I haven't used yet. Maybe I should try that, too?

Apr 24, 2013 | 01:20 AM

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I don't want to actually fix it - unless it is a minor fix.

Not sure if a fuse is minor enough, but I'd check your Gauges Fuse.

Apr 24, 2013 | 05:11 AM

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Mine is a 93, and I have gotten the "ding ding ding" reminder when I leave the turn signals on for too long while driving straight. Maybe there is something wrong with your flasher.

Apr 24, 2013 | 07:34 AM

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Not sure if a fuse is minor enough, but I'd check your Gauges Fuse.

If the module doesn't know the ignition is on, headlight chime will go on and on.

From my 86 service manual

http://members.shaw.ca/agent86/Chimes.pdf

Apr 24, 2013 | 07:36 AM

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Mine is a 93, and I have gotten the "ding ding ding" reminder when I leave the turn signals on for too long while driving straight. Maybe there is something wrong with your flasher.

I checked all the 3-5 amp fuses, and they were ok. I figured (perhaps incorrectly) that a bell would not use a 10 amp or higher fuse. Was I wrong?

Apr 24, 2013 | 07:43 AM

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I will try that tomorrow. The car is at a shop. What does it mean if it does? Is the ignition switch bad? I have a brand new key, that I haven't used yet. Maybe I should try that, too?

My thought was that maybe the ignition contacts are loose or dirty causing the module to read that the key was removed with the lights on. It seems like if your gauges fuse was blown, something else wouldn't work. Doesn't cost anything to try a different key.

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Apr 24, 2013 | 07:46 AM

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If the module doesn't know the ignition is on, headlight chime will go on and on.

From my 86 service manual

http://members.shaw.ca/agent86/Chimes.pdf

I, unfortunately, don't know squat about modules, etc. Which module are you referring to? And what would be the fix? to change the module, I imagine, right? I had a 59 that in 64 I pulled the motor out of it, and changed the short block - by myself. But that car was not a technological nightmare like this 86 is!

Apr 24, 2013 | 08:05 AM

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I, unfortunately, don't know squat about modules, etc. Which module are you referring to?

The chime module.
Read the link, it explains how it works and how to diagnose.

Apr 24, 2013 | 08:10 AM

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The chime module.
Read the link, it explains how it works and how to diagnose.

I tried to read the link, but my computer wouldn't open it. Corvettes & computers & cooters - all a pain in the arsh.

Apr 24, 2013 | 08:12 AM

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It is a PDF file. Adobe PDF reader is free, if you dont have a PDF program.

Apr 24, 2013 | 09:37 AM

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I use pdf files daily and I can't get the link to work either. It starts to download and then locks up. I have to end task to exit.

Apr 24, 2013 | 09:40 AM

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Works fine when I try the link.

Apr 24, 2013 | 09:44 AM

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Uploaded to my other site, hopefully it will work better.

http://dankai.shawwebspace.ca/asset/...155/chimes.pdf

Apr 24, 2013 | 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by AGENT 86

Works fine when I try the link.

Both of your links worked just fine on my computer.

Apr 24, 2013 | 11:32 AM

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Uploaded to my other site, hopefully it will work better.

http://dankai.shawwebspace.ca/asset/...155/chimes.pdf

Yes, this one came out, ok. NOW if I could only print it.

Apr 24, 2013 | 08:49 PM

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I took the vert to a shop that works on vettes. He pulled the front off the radio to locate the offending module. He also checked to make sure the lights under the hood weren't causing my problem. He told me the module was in a sealed box. Is there no easy way to cut the wires to this module, without screwing something else up? I don't want to trade one problem for another. Does anybody know? Do you KNOW somebody who knows? I talked to the vette mechanic at my local Chevy dealer. He has been working on vettes for 17 years and NEVER seen this issue before! Holy crap!!!

Apr 24, 2013 | 09:57 PM

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The chime circuit is pretty simple to diagnose where the problem is, when using the info in the link.
Did he use the info I gave you, or just dig in and bill you

Apr 24, 2013 | 10:03 PM

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The chime circuit is pretty simple to diagnose where the problem is, when using the info in the link.
Did he use the info I gave you, or just dig in and bill you

He did not charge me for this problem. The problem I am having with the link is that I can't print it out. I tried for 1/2 hour - no luck. Is there NOBODY out there that has had this problem before? Is there NOBODY that can tell me how to disable the chime without screwing another system up? Being home before dark is a bummer! And who could listen to that chime for 1/2 hour or so? Not me!

Last edited by fastercorvette; Apr 24, 2013 at 10:27 PM. Reason: spelling

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