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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 12:17 AM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z, 1984 C10
Engine: 5.0 305 V8
Transmission: 700R4 Auto
turn signal problem

so recently my right front turn signal wasnt working when it was on running lights, the blinker worked fine, so i went to autozone and got a new bulbs for it thinking that just one of the filiments was broken, and installed both of them now i have no front turn signal and the left indicator on the dash stays on also the rear doesnt blink any ideas on the issue? i dont have the slightest clu whats wrong maybe a short? im gunna check the fuses tomorrow and see if i blew one
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 06:04 AM
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Car: 1989 IROC Z
Engine: 5.0 tpi. stock [for now]
Transmission: T5
Re: turn signal problem

i had a similar problem, and realized it was just the way i put the bulb in
do the new bulbs come on if the running lights are on?
if they do, try taking the bulb out and putting it back in but turn the bulb before you put it in so the -,+ ends on the bulb are opposite of how you put it in the first time.
do you unerstand what im trying to say? im having a hard time trying to put it into words. if not, ill try to explain better

and if it isent the bulb, it might be the flasher. if you need a pic of it, ill take one.
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 06:11 AM
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Re: turn signal problem

also forgot to ask, if they do come on, are they Bright? or is One brighter than the other? if so, this points to the bulb. thats what i noticed on mine, i put new ones in and than my dash light stayed on (right turn sig. light) and it wouldnt flash, so when i got on the outside of the car i noticed the right bulb was wayy brighter than the other. so i took out the bulb & turned it, put it back in, and they were all good.
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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 10:15 AM
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Car: 1987 formula
Engine: 305 tpi
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Axle/Gears: 3.45
Re: turn signal problem

it sounds like a problem i had play with the wires goin into the bulb socket. one may have a loose connection cause mine was off then dim every now and then
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Old Jun 19, 2011 | 05:55 PM
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Car: 1986 IROC-Z, 1984 C10
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Re: turn signal problem

i took the bulbs out and reinstalled them turns out i forgot to turn them in the socket but now im back where i started befor the issue the running light on the right doesnt stay on but the turn signal works so i think a wire is just loose or the housing is corroded
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Old Jun 19, 2011 | 06:03 PM
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Re: turn signal problem

Sounds like a poor ground connection in the socket.
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