[Mgs] 1980 MGB - flasher location

[PaulHunt73]

If the left-hand flashes OK then it's not the flasher unit, there is one flasher unit for the hazards and one for the turn signals.

When one side glows but doesn't flash the problem is in the circuit that side.  The original flasher units needed a certain amount of current to flash properly, and if that current reduces they flash slower or stop. If one bulb fails the other will glow continuously, but that should be obvious by checking both ends.

If both are glowing then either one or both bulbs is too low a wattage or there are bad connections in the circuit.  These need patience to resolve by measuring volt-drops through the circuit, this may help http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/electricstext2.htm#fault2

However if this only started when the turn switch was replaced you should check the connections there first, making sure the two connectors are fully pushed together and none of the pins have been pushed out of the back.

PaulH.
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  A friend is having problems with the turn signals on a 1980 B.  He’s replaced the left-hand switch unit (turn signals & horn).  Left-hand signals flash, and 4-ways flash, but the right-hand signals only light steadily.  He’s located the one flasher unit, but can hear another one clicking somewhere and can’t locate it --  where should he look?
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