TURN SIGNALS!

[BayAreaDimer]

my turning signals wont work, all my lights work now and i managed to have the turn signals turn on while the parking lights are on but the actual signalling wont happen,

anyone know how to help me out? i cant seem to get this electrical thing down...also gauges lol

[banzai510(hainz)]

need more infor.

Is this stock wiring or you have a so called Painless(pain in the ass kit)

wagon or seden

 

was this a wiring install.? You have the blinker Cans. The ememrgency one also and the emergency flasher switch. This needs to be installed also.

 

 

if you have a Painless kit. Good luck

[jbirds510]

clean the connectors @ the flasher unit...perhaps throw in a new flasher unit too while your are messin with it.

[jbirds510]

check and clean all your grounds with acetone and steelwool also...I just saw you live near the ocean..nothing corrodes contacts like salty moist air.

[DanielC]

First, get your 4-way flashers to work. Like Hainz said, the 4 way flasher switch has to be there, because the turn signals electricity goes through it.

When you get the 4-ways working, then work on the turn signals themselves.

[BayAreaDimer]

yes its stock wiring and its a 2 door sedan, how do i make sure i have the 4 way flashers installed properly? i dont even know that much :(

 

 

my emergency flashers dont work either, so im sure that ties into this issue too

[Shagy]

4 way = Emergency flashers....

 

did you recently put new bulbs in? if so, did you put the correct bulb in? did you get the bulb installed correctly? (yes you can install a 1157 bulb wrong)

[banzai510(hainz)]

If I remember right I needed my emegency falsh swithc installed to make my turn signals work.

When in the off position there is just a feed thru the swithc to continue on.

 

so waht i did it scam another one from my other car. then it worked. so I thne figured out which connections had a short and used jumper wires to complete that circut in the other car.

 

make sure you have BOTH(yes there should be 2 cans under console) flasher Cans installed. if both are there try swapping them.

[Laecaon]

If the emergency flashers are not working, forget about the turn signals, they only get power if the emergency works. You will probably need a multimeter. Need to check power before and after the switch. Also check to make sure the relay is functioning. Do you here a click when you try the signals? Finally, or maybe before all of this, check your fuses!

[kmc63]

Along the same lines my turn signals blink really slow and sometimes not at all. Have not dealt with it yet but I figured corrosion. May sound a little absurd but I did'nt know my 1971 pl510 had 4-way flashers Where is the switch,under dash?

[Laecaon]

Along the same lines my turn signals blink really slow and sometimes not at all. Have not dealt with it yet but I figured corrosion. May sound a little absurd but I did'nt know my 1971 pl510 had 4-way flashers Where is the switch,under dash?

 

Mine is a knob on the left side of the steering column. Pull it out. It is closer to you than the ignition is.

[kmc63]

Mine is a knob on the left side of the steering column. Pull it out. It is closer to you than the ignition is.

I will look tonight,never noticed one. thanks

[DanielC]

Read this page, it will help you all to understand electrical circuits, and how to test them.

http://www.vernco.com/Sparks/id606.htm

 

What test equipment do you have? A volt meter is really nice to have, but you can also do a lot of testing With a test light.

 

First step, is to check the fuses. You can look at them, and they might look good, but be bad. Here is how to really check the fuses. Take your meter, or test light, and attach one lead to ground. If you are working in the engine compartment, the engine block, or cylinder head is ground. The negative battery post is ground.

 

Now, touch the other wire of the meter, or probe of the test light to the positive battery terminal. You should see around 12 volts, or the test light should light up.

 

Some of the fuses in the fuse box get power all the time. Other fuses get power only when the key is switched on. The fuse for the 4-way (emergency) flashers always gets power, the fuse for the turn signals only gets power when the key is on.

 

If one end of the fuse has power, the other end of the fuse should have power. You will need to turn the key on to check all the fuses. After checking the fuses, turn the key back off.

 

This is how the power gets to the 4-way lights. It starts at the battery, positive post. It then goes to the fuse box, After the fuse box, the power then goes to the 4-way (emergency) flasher. After the flasher, the power goes to the 4-way switch. After the 4-way switch, there are two wires that go to the right and left side of the car, and then go to the front and rear turn signal lamps on each side of the car. After the lamps, the power is routed back to the metal body of the car and then the body of the car is connected back to the engine block, and then goes back to the negative post on the battery.

[BayAreaDimer]

I checked all my fuses and replaced them but the signals arent working yet, i still need to check to see whats wrong with my 4 way flashers, thanks for the tips guys!

[banzai510(hainz)]

1)do you have a 4way flasher switch? if yes then go to 2

2) do you habe both Flasher cans

 

also I think if I remeber there is green wire on the turn sig switch harness. I think make sure thisneeds to be hooked up. But best to get a drawing.

 

If yours is a 69 Im not positive how the hook up is as mine are the more commone 70-72 set up

[DanielC]

Do not worry about the turn signals until you get the 4-way flashers working.

 

Get a test light, go under the dashboard of your car, and check for power at the flasher. You should have two flashers.

Here is a picture of the two flashers under the dash of my 1970 521.

The gold colored one is for the 4-way flashers. The silver one is for the turn signals. Your flashers are almost guaranteed to be a different color than mine.

With the 4-way flasher switch off, you should have power on both terminals of the 4-way flasher. Check that with a test light. Check for power with the key off.

 

I know you want to get the turn signals working. But getting the 4-way flashers working is easier. If the four way flashers work, it isolates problems with the turn signals to just stuff under the dash, and possibly the fuse box, or connectors between the two. If your lights do not flash with the 4-way, they almost always will not flash with the turn signal.