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Subject:Re: 91 Carat w/autotranny - Turn Signal Issue
From:JRodgers
Date:Fri, 27 Jun 2014 15:35:43 -0500

Mark, thanks!

That worked. Turning signals  are back to normal.

Now on to solving why the Emergency Warning doesn't work.

John

On 6/27/2014 1:51 PM, mark drillock wrote:
> On the side that blinks too fast, open the front housing again. Leave
> the center wire of the 3 wires alone but swap the other 2. That may fix it.
>
> Mark
>
>
> JRodgers wrote:
>> Just replaced fractured and water filled front turn signal fixtures with
>> known working good ones from Ol'Red - my 88 GL which is grounded for a
>> while. I also replaced the missing turn signal/flasher relay with the
>> one out of Ol' Red. A new relay arrived today in the mail.
>>
>> Once it was all put together - I tested the turn signals.
>>
>> The right hand signals - front and rear work nicely -
>> Click----Click----Click----Click!
>>
>> The left hand turn signals also work - but  not so nicely -
>> ClickClickClickClick.
>>
>> I pulled Ol' Red's relay back out ans stuck in the brand new one - same
>> thing, fairly high speed clickclickclickclik.
>>
>> With either relay - it was the same - but unlike that which occurs with
>> a bulb.
>>
>> Of note - my son's Honda does the same thing with a new relay. One side
>> is faster than the other - significantly so.
>>
>> One other thing - the emergency flasher does not work. When turned on -
>> the light in the signal indicator comes on - but the flasher does not
>> work flashing the lights.
>>
>> If anyone has any insights or experience with this phenomenon I would
>> appreciate hearing of it and your solution.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> John
>>
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