when 1 side only fails to flash it USUALLY means burnt out bulb ( front or rear)
the flasher is a thermal device that gets hot from the current that flows through the
bulbs and a bimetal strip bends breaking the curcuit turning off the lamps. soon as
this happens the strip cools and remakes the connection turning the lamp back on.
this cycle repeats until the turn signal switch is turned off. The reason a burned
out bulb can cause no flashing is the current draw is reduced because less bulbs are
burning and the bimetal strip does not get hot enough to bend. (anybody think I'm
wrong?)
Robert Trottmann wrote:
> In the parking lot, I found a nice big fat (ugly IMHO) chrome bumper and used it
> as a mirror, just for a second. The right light still comes on when I signal, it
> just doesn't flash. Under normal conditions, I thought it was full on, full off,
> full on.... (blinking.) Basically, I'm failing to see the connection between
> burnt out bulb and lack of flash, presence of light.
> I'll look tomorrow in detail and in the light, maybe figure it out then.
> Thanks,
> Robert
>
> mccabet@mediaone.net wrote:
>
> > Robert Trottmann wrote:
> > >
> > > I noticed this for the first time tonight, when I put on the right turn
> > > signal, it doesn't blink, it just turns on the yellow light solidly.
> > > The left one still works, it blinks, but the right one is solid. Tell
> > > me this is something simple I can do by myself.
> > > Thanks a lot,
> >
> > Robert,
> > Check your lights. You have a bulb burnt out on the right side. Easy
> > way to check is turn on the fourways (hazzard lights) and walk around
> > the truck. The bad bulb won't flash! The rest is simple, replace it.
> >
> > L8r
> >
> > --
> > Thomas McCabe
> > -mccabet@mediaone.net
> > '80 Cordoba, 340, Auto (904) w/ shift kit & 6500 Rpm shift points, 3.23
> > SG
> > '83 Cordoba, 318, Auto
> > '85 D250, 340, Auto
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> > '96 Dakota SLT Club Cab, Brilliant Blue, 5.2L, Auto, 3.55 SG,
> > Gibson Cat-Back Exhaust, ARE A-234 15x7 rims w/ Dunlop GT Qualifiers
> > 255R60-15, Molded running boards and flares, Lund bug shield, Cool
> > Fronts, Ventvisors, and Extang Saber Tonno cover.
>
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