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Old 06-11-2009, 12:05 PM
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please help, when i push down the stick to turn the left blinker on the right one will blink. the right works fine. and some time the left will go left right left right. its crazy. sometimes it works fine where do i look first?
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 12:13 PM
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prob. something in the switch itself is messing up, heard a few people Have had problems like this,
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 03:12 PM
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When your indicater appears to be whacking out on you, have you walked around the truck to see what the rest of the lights are actually doing?

My bet is a bad ground in the left front or rear, or maybe a pinched (trailer?) harness. I've seen badly corroded 7 wire (round) trailer harness connectors cause some pretty wild problems as well.
 
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Old 06-11-2009, 05:32 PM
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I can't help you. But used to have the same problem and then it went away on it's own after about two weeks.
 
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If it blinks really fast you might need a new switch.
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 12:22 AM
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I think ahicks is on the right track. Sounds like a bad ground somewhere. I hate wiring problems because you don't know where to start looking.
 
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Originally Posted by sleds
you don't know where to start looking.
Might as well break it out and start checking.
 
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Old 06-12-2009, 08:28 AM
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Originally Posted by ericemery
that looks just like my backup multimeter... only mine has a black rubber backing on it...
They are awesome. I used mine while installing the alcohol injection about every 10 minutes to esure all of my connections and relays were good to go.
 


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