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Indicator wont flash

#1 PostAuthor: sneck » Thu May 24, 2007 8:31 pm

Z1b , For some reason the L/H indicator ( turn signal )wont flash but lights up front and rear , the R/H side works fine (ie flashes) any ideas ?
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#2 PostAuthor: uk kev » Thu May 24, 2007 8:49 pm

try swapping the bulbs over from left to right, also check earths on left side, odds on it is a bad contact somewhere. do you have a hazzard switch, if so do they all work on hazzard?
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#3 PostAuthor: Dodgy Z1B » Thu May 24, 2007 9:06 pm

If uk Kevs suggestions dont work it may be the flasher unit m8.
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#4 PostAuthor: sneck » Thu May 24, 2007 9:21 pm

no hazzard fitted to Z1b , will have a look at what you suggested and report back , THANKS
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#5 PostAuthor: RALPHARAMA » Thu May 24, 2007 10:09 pm

Does the idiot light illuminate on the panel? If that bulb has gone tha might explain it.
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#6 PostAuthor: Jerry » Fri May 25, 2007 3:57 pm

Check the LH bulbs, one will either be a lower wattage, should be 21w, or one will just be a friday afternoon bulb that isn't drawing the right current. It isn't the flasher unit or the tell-tale, as they work the same in either side circuit.
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#7 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Fri May 25, 2007 11:26 pm

My idiot light doesn't flash but all 4 indicators work o.k, had plenty of probs' with bad earths and dodgy bulb holders and switch, plenty of Wd cured all my probs'...
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#8 PostAuthor: Rich » Sat May 26, 2007 8:39 am

High resistance cable / earth / connector / switch contacts swap the bulbs around first ( the easy option) and see if that works, if not disconnect flasher unit and check resistances to bulb earths which also need to be disconnected.
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#9 PostAuthor: steve f » Sat May 26, 2007 8:44 am

Dont listen to all these rubbish posts :lol: just buy a HAYNES manual and read the fault diagnostics page :shock: :shock:
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#10 PostAuthor: Rich » Sat May 26, 2007 9:14 am

Alternatively replace the flasher unit with a NE555 chip / relay and chuck flasher unit in bin.
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#11 PostAuthor: bunnysZ » Sat May 26, 2007 9:26 am

save your money
the advice on here is much better than a haynes manual
but if you do buy a manual a clymer one is better
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#12 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Sat May 26, 2007 11:45 pm

Agree got a Haynes manual, it's shit, are the Clymers really that much better ?...Will check one out.. :idea:
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#13 PostAuthor: phil churchett » Sun May 27, 2007 9:02 am

Clymer manuals are good, [much, much better than Haynes].
But if you check out E-bay, genuine ones come up for sale, i sold one on there a while ago, fetched just over ?20, so worth looking/waiting.
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#14 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Sun May 27, 2007 2:01 pm

thanx :wink:
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#15 PostAuthor: z1bnackerkwacker » Thu May 31, 2007 7:25 pm

phil churchett wrote:Clymer manuals are good, [much, much better than Haynes].
But if you check out E-bay, genuine ones come up for sale, i sold one on there a while ago, fetched just over ?20, so worth looking/waiting.

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