You can clean random things all day long, and you may get lucky. Or you can do some proper troubleshooting.
I don't think you have a short. If you did, you'd probably have found a blown fuse, and they wouldn't have worked again, even for a moment. You need to get a volt meter or test light, and follow the voltage through the circuit. Check both sides of the fuse, both sides of the switch, and the input to the flasher. Where do you have voltage, and where don't you have voltage? If the emergency flasher and the directional switch BOTH are not working then the problem most likely isn't with either one of them. Most likely the fuse, the flashing unit, or a bad connection somewhere. Flashers are less than $10 at any auto part store.. bs -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of AlfaCyberSite Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 11:02 PM To: AD Subject: [alfa] No turn signals woes They just up and quit several weeks ago on my '75 Alfetta GT and I've been trying to chase down the short or (?) off and on since then. After the quitting whistle blew this eve, I spent a bit of time chasing which included removing the rheostat for the turn signal indicator light, emergency, and rear window defroster switches. I squirted a combination contact cleaner and silicone on the switch's coil as I also did - the best I could - inside the turn signal switch. All of these items including checking for wiring shorts. I kept checking the rear lights, nada, as usual. Drove the car in the shop and had a flashing light up front. Flipped the switch and the other front one flashed. Turned the emergency flasher switch on and both front lights blinked. Not sure why I did, but turned the engine off. Turned it back on and no more blinking. Never did find out if the rears momentarily worked or not. No blown fuse. Where would you start from here? One thing, if someone knows a magic place on later Alfetta turn signal switch's to get the contact cleaner tube inside so as to hit the contacts, please let me know. I'd been suspecting the flasher unit itself, but I now figure if it flashed for 30 seconds, it must not be the problem, + it is pretty new. Biba Irwindale, CA USA -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
