Yet another electrical problem, erratic flashers, with a twist |
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Yet another electrical problem, erratic flashers, with a twist |
scottz0369 |
Oct 5 2006, 10:52 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 23 Joined: 30-September 05 From: 29 Palms, CA Member No.: 4,894 |
Here's one I couldn't find with a search---
I think I have a flasher relay problem, but I'm not positive--My blinkers/brake warning light flash extremely rapidly and erratically--sounds like a relay issue except for this--they work just fine when I have jumper cables attached. The battery was completely dead yesterday (one minute after starting normally). One minute the car turned over fine, the next there wasn't even a click. After I jumped it is when I got the flashing problem. I'm not sure if this is one problem, or many. My battery reads 10.6 volts at the terminals--driving it for a half-hour at speed didn't do a darn thing for it. It has been sitting since February, so it may well be a bad battery. The auto shop on base here will have a new battery tomorrow for me, and with luck, the local auto shop (there's not much out here--29 palms is the end of the road) will have a relay. I hope the battery/relay are two seperate problems that happened to come up at the same time, but I'm suspicious of the timing...... ah, the adventure of having a 34 year old car. There's never a dull moment! Scott |
jk76.914 |
Oct 6 2006, 05:46 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 809 Joined: 12-April 05 From: Massachusetts Member No.: 3,925 Region Association: North East States |
Hi Scott,
I'd fix the voltage problem first, and see if the flasher doesn't clear itself up. There may not be enough voltage for the timing circuit to operate properly, I don't know. I'd think 10.6 would be OK, but anyway, the low voltage, not holding a charge is your bigger issue. Is the 10.6 volts while the engine is running? If so, it's also possible there's an alternator problem now. Anyway, the battery is certainly the first step- easiest, cheapest, most likely the root cause. Good luck! Jim |
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