Another Wiring Problem (Turn Signals)

[WVHillbilly]

Hopefully this is the last of the wiring problems. I thought I had everything fixed until this popped up. My turn signals worked great along with everything else. Now they only work when they want to. I started investigating the problem today, actually been screwing with it on and off all day.
I am not sure, but think I have pinpointed the problem to this wire. It comes out of behind the fuse block. Its brown and white and just one single strand wire, it runs up to a connection on top of the steering column, but before the connection it is soldered onto a big orange wire. Now it only comes out of the fuse block about 5 inches before it was replaced with another piece of wire to where it connects to the orange one. (Old wire was damaged)... The wire coming from the fuse block is getting hot when the turn signal switch is on.... Also before I untapped everything I could take the wires by the connector on the steering column and work them and the turn signals would work or quit working.
Does anyone know a solution to my problem and what this little wire is for?
Thanks
Phillip

 

[WVHillbilly]

 

[Twisted_Metal]

What year Camaro?

 

[WVHillbilly]

1978

 

[WVHillbilly]

nothing??

 

[Spellbound]

i'll give you some info from the book - but not sure really what the PO was doing - clearly whatever the intention it was not well done.

14awg brown - fuse box Haz flasher to Haz warn switch
12awg orange is from Ignition switch connector to fuse block has main power with key turned.

there is another 14awg brown from under fuse box that is normally fused to Orange for HTR (I wonder if they were jumping that fuse), in which case brown/orange aren't necessarily related to flasher. My PO did that in a few spots.

your flasher directional are 14awg purple main to switch and 18awg drk blue and 18awg lite blue out to lamps for left/right. (16awg drk grn & 16awg yellow to rear directional lights)

anyone feel free to correct me - but that's what I see.

 

[Spellbound]

yeah I think that brown/black is your heater. Pink double wht stripe goes from fuse block for directional - I wonder if that orange is being taxed by your heater causing the directional power to be weak not good enough for the flasher unit?

You mention brown w/white stripe and nothing like that from fuse box that I can see.

oh and Orange connected to Black is a no-no in general - good luck!

 

[WVHillbilly]

Thanks for the info. I would have replied sooner but part of the keys on my computer quit working. To top things off I haven't had time to work on it due to the rear end coming out of my truck lol.
I wonder if when I get back to the Camaro if I just remove that wire if things will work right. It cant do much it is just 1 very fine single strand of wire. I cant see why it is needed myself.
Thanks