Sloooooow turn signal
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
You have a crappy connection somewhere.
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
You have a crappy connection somewhere.
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Guest
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
You have a crappy connection somewhere.
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Our Cherokee does this and the contact inside the fuse panel where the
flasher plugs in is corroded. I clean it up and it lasts for a while,
then goes slow again.
A dirty connection on one of the bulbs can cause it too.
The light fixtures also use the bolts holding them on for the signal and
brake ground. If one of those is dirty it can cause it. I use a long
booster cable from the battery negative to the fixture to test the
ground.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
jo_ratner wrote:
>
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
On Sat, 18 Jan 2004, Mark12211 wrote:
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
On Sat, 18 Jan 2004, Mark12211 wrote:
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
On Sat, 18 Jan 2004, Mark12211 wrote:
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
> Could be a bulb or the flasher unit. Eitherway it's a $10 fix.
>
The flasher doesn't know which set of lights is on, if that were the
problem his signal should be slowed for either direction. He specified
left only.
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Re: Sloooooow turn signal
On Sun, 18 Jan 2004, jo_ratner wrote:
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Some trouble-shooting suggestions:
Does the signal speed up when you step on the brakes? If so, go directly
to the part about fixing the rear lamp ground.
Turn on your 4-way flashers. Walk around your Jeep and see if any of the
lamps are dimmer than the others.
If you find one, swap that bulb for its mate on the other side, test
again. If the dim bulb moved, you've found the problem.
If there is a dimmer lamp and it didn't move when you switched the bulb,
the problem is in the circuit, most likely the ground.
For front lamps the ground is through the mounting screws. Clean the rust
off and re-mount.
For the rear lamps, look for a wire tag from the housing to a sheet metal
screw, probably on the inner splash panel at the rear of the wheel house.
The splash panel is pop-riveted to the wheel house and -- being nearly two
decades old -- rusts. If this is how your Jeep is set up you'll need to
run the ground wire to a better ground on the body or the frame. If this
was the problem, fix the other one now, while you have the tools out.
> I have a 1985 CJ7. My turn signal blinks real slow (left, not right). What
> could cause this? I think I remember reading that it might be the bul b
> going??
Some trouble-shooting suggestions:
Does the signal speed up when you step on the brakes? If so, go directly
to the part about fixing the rear lamp ground.
Turn on your 4-way flashers. Walk around your Jeep and see if any of the
lamps are dimmer than the others.
If you find one, swap that bulb for its mate on the other side, test
again. If the dim bulb moved, you've found the problem.
If there is a dimmer lamp and it didn't move when you switched the bulb,
the problem is in the circuit, most likely the ground.
For front lamps the ground is through the mounting screws. Clean the rust
off and re-mount.
For the rear lamps, look for a wire tag from the housing to a sheet metal
screw, probably on the inner splash panel at the rear of the wheel house.
The splash panel is pop-riveted to the wheel house and -- being nearly two
decades old -- rusts. If this is how your Jeep is set up you'll need to
run the ground wire to a better ground on the body or the frame. If this
was the problem, fix the other one now, while you have the tools out.
