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Old 09-11-2007, 02:31 PM
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Cool Turn signals stopped working and Im tired of hand signals...

I was pullin' a buddy out who was stuck in some nasty stuff last weekend and all went fine and dandy until I got back on the pavement and I realized my turn signals arent working. My hazards work. So I am guessing something got knocked loose in the column. Im not sure where to start looking/testing. I have a grant steering wheel on there and I have no idea how to get it off. The truck is a 75 F250. HELP PLEASE!!!

PS. My buddy is has a Dodge on 44s... I walked right through the same spot.

God bless 4 lo with granny 1st!
 
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check your fuse first...the hazards / brake lights have a seperate fuse than the turn signals do
 
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Old 09-11-2007, 03:39 PM
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After that, check the flasher module too. You can swap it with the hazard one to test it since they are the same and your hazards work.
 
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I'm surprised that you know hand signals,( for driving)Do they still teach them?
 
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Turns out the fuse was blown, but after I replaced it they still dont work. So now I am back at square one.



PS. Its gettin' pretty darn hard to find a place that sells the fuses I need!
 
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did the fuse blow when you put it in and tried it? maybe there is moisture in the sockets have you had all the light bulbs out? this is a simple electrical system on these trucks so it should pretty easy and straight forward to figure out. check all bulb sockets. clean and dry them.. replace fuses and flashers and it should work, unless there is a broken wire or a short somwhere..

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did the fuse blow when you put it in and tried it? maybe there is moisture in the sockets have you had all the light bulbs out? this is a simple electrical system on these trucks so it should pretty easy and straight forward to figure out. check all bulb sockets. clean and dry them.. replace fuses and flashers and it should work, unless there is a broken wire or a short somwhere..

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Im guessing a short somewhere. Because the hazards work, but not turn signals. So it looks like im gonna have to dive in for some detective work.

YAY!
 
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they have different flashers i believe check that


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see the far left side top of this for T/S flasher location.

 

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I switched the modules... when I put the flasher module on the hazards i could hear it "pop" a really fast, but it didnt show anything on my dash. And when I put the hazard module on my flasher, I got nothing. No sound, nothing on the dash and nothing for actual signals.

And I tested the fuse connections and they are just fine.



What else you guys got?
 
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Everything runs through the Turn signal switch so you need to see the TS guide






 
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Thank you... Ill see if that works. Welp... time to go kill some time before im off to work and keeping my arm nice a cool stickin out the window.
 
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WOW

Now thats some good info!


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