spitfires
[Top] [All Lists]

Re: [Spits] Turn signal indicator stays on

To: Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com>, Spitfire List
Subject: Re: [Spits] Turn signal indicator stays on
From: Todd Bermudez <red_tr250@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:23:17 -0700 (PDT)
I'll check out each lamp when I get home

Cheers,

Todd

--- Doug Braun <doug@dougbraun.com> wrote:

> 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
> > > >
> _______________________________________________
> > > > 
> > > > Support Team.Net 
> > http://www.team.net/donate.html
> > > > 
> > > > Spitfires@autox.team.net
> > > >
> http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires
> > > > 
> > > > http://www.team.net/archive
_______________________________________________

Support Team.Net  http://www.team.net/donate.html

Spitfires@autox.team.net
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/spitfires

http://www.team.net/archive

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>