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Re: [Spits] Turn signal indicator stays on

To: Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@yahoo.com>, Doug Braun
Subject: Re: [Spits] Turn signal indicator stays on
From: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:17:57 -0700 (PDT)
If all the turn signals are off, and the indicator is
still on, it would take some strange combination of
bad connections and shorts to make that happen.

Are you 100% sure that all the turn signal lamps are
100% off (not even glowing dimly) when they are
supposed to be?

Doug


--- Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Hi Doug,
> 
> Everything works as they should...meaning they're
> off
> when they're supposed to be and they flash when
> they're supposed to??
> 
> Todd
> 
> 
> --- Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:
> 
> > First question:  Are the turn signals themselves
> > staying on?  Front and/or rear?  Left and/or
> right?
> > 
> > Normally when one or both turn signal lights are
> > burned out, the flasher will refuse to flash
> > (because
> > of insufficient current) and the both the
> indicator
> > light and the non-burned-out turn signal will stay
> > lit.
> > 
> > I bet that one of the connectors to the front turn
> > signals did not get hooked up properly...
> > 
> > Doug Braun
> > '72 Spit
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi all,
> > > 
> > > After swapping bonnets on the wife's GT6 MK1,
> I'm
> > > finding that the Turn signal indicator on the
> rev
> > > counter stays on as soon as the key goes on.  It
> > > will
> > > blink when I used the signals, but when off, the
> > > light
> > > stays on.  I'm worried that the heat from the
> bulb
> > > will cause damage...not to mention burn out
> > > prematurely.
> > > 
> > > Any ideas?
> > > 
> > > Todd Bermudez
> > > GT6 MK1 RHD # 597
> > > Cincy, OH
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