At 11:21 AM +1000 13/3/98, Malcolm Walker wrote:
>On Fri, 13 Mar 1998, Pat Edwards wrote:
>
>> Both the front and rear right hand indicators on our 2500 saloon
won't
>> flash - they just light up. However, The l.h. indicators work fine.
Any
>> info as to the likely cause of this malady (bad earth?) would be much
>> appreciated.
>
>sounds more like a burnt out light bulb... check them all... (take out
>bulb, clean, replace... if no light still, replace with new bulb, and
>clean socket)
>
>Have you got hazards? Do they work?
If both right hand lights do not work, it is unlikely that the bulbs or
the
earth connections are the cause. Use the hazard switch to test all
bulbs
and their earths.
My guess is that the indicator switch is faulty in one direction or a
wire
from the switch has disconnected - most other failures would affect both
sides.
Trevor Jordan
74 TR6 CF29281U
trevor, i don't know for sure but according to my diagram for the spit,
the bulbs resistance is used as part of the timing circuit for "blink"
rate, gm is famous for this. that's how you tell you have a brake light
out, when you hit the signal and the arrow's don't go blinky blinky, tr
series may be different, but even the 63 chevy uses this method. (which
is why you'll find p/u trucks with trailers blink faster, lower
resistance in the bulbs)
larry,
1979 spitfire #FM99248U currently several shades of overspray
65 thousand driveway miles, at least it seems that way from pushing it
around.
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