odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
11-05-2003, 10:36 AM
#11
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Our Cherokee does this sometimes. I have a corrosion problem on the
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
11-05-2003, 10:36 AM
#12
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Our Cherokee does this sometimes. I have a corrosion problem on the
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
11-05-2003, 10:36 AM
#13
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Our Cherokee does this sometimes. I have a corrosion problem on the
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
socket the flasher fits into. I clean it and it holds for a few months,
then goes slow again until I clean it again.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Simon Juncal wrote:
>
> anyone ever seen a flasher that was slower on one side than the other?
> Bugs the crap out of me. The left side is normal speed and the right is
> SLOOOOOOWW.
11-05-2003, 10:45 AM
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Snow wrote:
> Change the turn signal bulbs on the slow side, you have one (maybe two) that
> have burned out.
>
> Snow...
This is what I thought too, (although most vehicles I've seen with a bad
bulb the flasher speed INCREASED a bunch) but none of the bulbs are out.
11-05-2003, 10:45 AM
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Snow wrote:
> Change the turn signal bulbs on the slow side, you have one (maybe two) that
> have burned out.
>
> Snow...
This is what I thought too, (although most vehicles I've seen with a bad
bulb the flasher speed INCREASED a bunch) but none of the bulbs are out.
11-05-2003, 10:45 AM
#16
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
Snow wrote:
> Change the turn signal bulbs on the slow side, you have one (maybe two) that
> have burned out.
>
> Snow...
This is what I thought too, (although most vehicles I've seen with a bad
bulb the flasher speed INCREASED a bunch) but none of the bulbs are out.
11-05-2003, 01:20 PM
#17
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
most older style flashers depend on resistance for the frequency.
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
11-05-2003, 01:20 PM
#18
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Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
most older style flashers depend on resistance for the frequency.
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
11-05-2003, 01:20 PM
#19
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Posts: n/a
Re: odd problem right turn signal slower than left?
most older style flashers depend on resistance for the frequency.
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California
A bulb of different wattage, or resistance anywhere in the circuit will
account for the difference. You could also convert to an electronic flasher,
but why only fix the symptom?
K-D Tools sells a bulb-socket brush, it's like a 12 guage shotgun brush with
a twisted end to clean the contacts. I clean it out, wire wheel the buld,
apply a big gob of silicon dielectric grease (NOT silicon sealant, Bill !),
and plug it back in. It stays waterproof and corrosion resistant.
Most German cars have pathetically cheap tail lamp assemblies, I cant bend
the contacts on my 82 Jetta enough to keep good contact. so I soldered
larger nipples on a new set of bulbs, no more intermittant lamps.
--
Paul Calman, Hathaway Pines, California