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by **sid** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 9:53 am

Silver cylinder thing with three male type slot plugs. It is under dash right of emergency brake, left of steering. It gets very hot. What is it and should it get hot?

by **PToombs** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:18 pm

Is it about 2.5 inches long and 1-1/4 wide? Sounds like the turn signal or 4 way flasher. It shouldn't get hot unless the signals or flashers are on. Why isn't it in the fuse block I wonder?

by **wannadiesel** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 2:27 pm

Timer for the halo ring around the ignition switch. Hot is normal if the door's open.

by **CAJUN 93** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 8:21 am

one of the funny things about my job. guy comes to the parts counter and says his turn signals dont work and he diagnosed it as this little silver canister under the dash. that must be it because it gets as hot as a firecracker. picture this conversation about twice a month.

no sir, that's not for the turn signal. that works the halo on the ignition cylinder.
whats a halo?
the little green lamp around the cylinder.
mine doesnt work.
it doesnt matter, the relay still operates.
well this thing was hot enough to burn my fingers.
yes sir they do that, it normal.
it cant be normal, its too hot. i'm gonna replace it anyway just in case thats my problem.
well it's $15.00 and i can tell you it wont fix it. it's also an electrical part so i cant take it back. i'm not telling you i wont sell it to you, but i am telling you it wont fix your problem.
go ahead and order it for me, if thats not it i'll get something else.
cash, check, or charge?

just a little insight into the day of a parts guy :lol:

daryl

by **wannadiesel** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 1:46 pm

Sounds like a fun day. Don't you just love it when people won't listen to reason? :roll:

by **PToombs** » Mon Sep 17, 2007 3:22 pm

wannadiesel wrote:Timer for the halo ring around the ignition switch. Hot is normal if the door's open.

No kiddin'? I'll have to look for this.

I was curious why it wasn't where it should be. Naaahhhh. I'll wait until I do the cab swap, I'll have it out then anyways. :wink:

by **CAJUN 93** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:04 am

just leave the drivers side door open for about 5 minutes and then grab anything silver under the dash. trust me, you'll know when you get a hold to it :lol:

.

daryl

by **PToombs** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 4:41 pm

Yeah, thanks! :cry:

by **moab4x4** » Tue Sep 18, 2007 11:13 pm

I met my first one working under the dash on a 72 Monaco. Why did they have that HOT little timer relay hanging there for so many years???
I am thinking the engineers really didn't like car stereo installers. :lol:

Ken

by **BEARKILLER** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 11:40 am

It would seem to me that anything that got that hot would really suck the battery down quick.

by **PToombs** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:25 pm

I was under the dash saturday wiring in my RC tank. I never saw the "silver bullet". I looked for it briefly, but then got back to business. I have enough trouble, I didn't need to go looking for a burn! :lol:

by **Begle1** » Sun Sep 23, 2007 5:34 pm

Where's is this halo supposed to be, exactly?

Around the silver "insert-key-here" part?

Do all first gens have them?

by **wannadiesel** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:25 pm

Only the fancy columns on the later trucks have them.

by **Begle1** » Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:10 pm

So what's the round silver thing on my truck that's hot all the time?

by **Bouts** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 7:00 pm

Old post I know, but I just got the answer to what I was wondering!!!!!!!! Halo light on the key!!! Makes sense!!!

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