Well, thats kinda how I figured it out. My flasher switch is completely bad,
both sides. I jumped it out of the circuit so I could have turn signals and
have lived without the 4 way. The four way actually works, as shorting that
side of the switch shows. I have just been unable to bring myself to spend
the obscene price for replacement.
Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
http://www.altlaw.com/ 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
-----Original Message-----
From: stu.jo@ibm.net [mailto:stu.jo@ibm.net]
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 12:51 PM
To: Jim Altman
Cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: TR6 flashers not working
jaltman@altlaw.com wrote:
>
> Another possibility is the failure of the hazard switch. The switch is a
> single pole, double throw, one side normally open and the other side
> normally closed. When the Flasher is off, power is available to the turn
> signals, when the flasher is turned on power to the turn signals is
> disabled. Thus, a failure is one half of the switch would allow the 4-way
to
> work, but not the turn signals.
>
> Jim Altman jaltman@altlaw.com Illigitimi non Carborundum
> http://www.altlaw.com/ 69-TR6#CC28754L W4UCK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Sam Gentry
> Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 6:25 AM
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: TR6 flashers not working
>
> I can not be absolutely sure about this car, but most Triumphs with hazard
> flashers use two flashers, but the hazard switch switches the lights from
> one circuit to the other. The fact that the hazard flashers work only
> proves that the lamps and some of the wiring is working. The trun signals
> could fail because of the hazard switch or the turn signal flasher or a
> wire or the turn signal switch.
>
> Sam
>
> At 08:55 PM 3/4/98 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >On Wed, 4 Mar 1998, bill wrote:
> >
> >> A friend of mine has a 74 1/2 TR6 and his turn signals have stopped
> >> working. His emergency flasher works fine. Am I dreaming or do I
> remember
> >> a post in the not too distant future that stated the turn signal
circuit
> >> went through the emergency flasher circuit also?
> >
> >Make sure no signal bulbs are burned out. This is esp. important if
> >signals work one way but not the other.
> >
> >I'm pretty sure that the hazards and turn signals are on different
> >flashers. The TR4 doesn't have hazard flashers (or a back-up light!) so
I
> >can't be certain. Most cars use 2 seperate units though, and the one
that
> >breaks is the one that's _really_ hard to pull out.
> >
> >-Malcolm
> >
Which is exactly what happened to me so I ran a separate wir to the
flasher relay.
Stu
74 TR6 80 TR8
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