I have a 91 Z28 and, according to my chiltons manual and various other informational literature- I dont have a relay for my blinkers
In my convinience(sp?) center, i have the buzzer, a round silver relay and a square relay- i was told the the round one was the hazard one and the square one was something else- can someone clarify this for me? my blinkers act retarded and it's embarrasing to have them on at night since they're so slow. someone help before i admit my Z into the mental hospital!!

 

Most of the time when that happens to me I've found a burned out bulb or even a bulb just about to go. Check 'em.

Convenience

 

1st thing I'd check is the fluid level in the flasher unit. Easy fix.

 

Oops. Forgot about the blinker fluid.

 

The flasher unit in the convenience center is the one for the turn signals. The one in the fuse box is the hazards. Change out whichever one you don't like, put in the kind that's for towing.

Make sure all the bulbs are working.... if one or more is out, the blinkers will blink very slowly, or not at all (come on and stay on).

And make sure you change the blinker fluid, and recycle the old stuff.

 

Easy way to find it...turn your key up to the 'run' position, activate the turn signal switch (doesn't matter which direction), and listen around for the clicking. In all my thirdgens, they have been located near the convenience center on their own plug; sometimes still clipped to the metal frame around it.

Pete

PS: GM's red blinker fluid is much better than the generic blue stuff.

 

Really? I like the green synthetic stuff myself. Gives the blinkers more HP, and I can go twice as many miles without having to change it.

 

There's green stuff available now? Haven't seen that yet
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Oh, wait....that's because I don't peruse the 'ric<x>er's aisles at the local parts stores....

Damn, I remember a couple years ago telling someone to go to the parts counter and ask for some blinker fluid....and they actually went and did just that
I would liked to have been a fly on the wall that day...

Pete

 

I personaly use the KaleCO Synthetic blinker fluid...

I copied this directly from the website:

Are you blinkers sluggish? Do they make an annoying ticking noise? Do they not flash fast enough? Here's your solution. Little do people know, blinker fluid should be changed every 150,000 blinks! KaleCo high quality synthetic blinker fluid meets the highest D.O.T. standards! KaleCo blinker fluid provides you with thousands of hours of reliable blinking without the wear and tear on the flash-synchro's that the other blinker fluids cause! KaleCo blinker fluid will not lose its viscosity, even in the most extreme situations! Why buy that old dino-blinker fluid, when you can get our unique patented synthetic formula? Satisfaction guaranteed!! For use in any car.

BTW: It's $5.99 a bottle.

Ron

 

Yeah ******* that was me, about 3 years ago!

 

if you come to my garage ill change your blinker fluid for free with the purchase of new muffler bearings or johnson vavles...what a deal...

just call at...1-800-idneverbecaughtdeadinamustang!

 

ok for real people- i turned the blinker on and pulled ALL THE RELAYS in the convinience center and the blinker still blinks- shouldnt it not work w/o the relay? any advice would help, besides the blinker fluid stuff..

 

Take the relay and soak it in cider ...no really here...is your alternator charging correctly? A low charge will also cause what you are describing

 

how do you know if the alternator is charging correctly? i have no trouble starting the car or anything

 

what is the volt meter reading on your dash, when the car is running? it should show between 13-15...are your headlights and acc. all working properly, fan speed..brightness? Just another possibility..the flasher is in the convienience center...hold on Ill see if I can get my scanner to work..

 

no luck ..nothing but black..guess ive worn it out Anyway the Chiltons manual has a pretty good pic on page 6-37...buy the book , it comes in pretty handy sometimes...it states...
" The turn signal flasher is located inside the convenience center. In order to gain access to the turn signal flasher, it may be necessary to first remove the under dash padding"
It is with the horn relay seatbelt-ignition key headlight buzzer. Choke relay,Hazard flasher, all on a board together the signal flasher is the round object at the front and left side of the board..hazard flasher front right...

Hope this helps some....

Ps it is not on the fuse block!

 

voltmeter is reading normal, everything works fine except when my left or right blinker is on- if i turn the hazards on, they blink nice and quick, like normal- but when i have either blinker on... SLOOOOOOWW..

 

Have you checked all the suggestions you have received? A short will also cause slow flashers.

 

you could try replacing the flasher.

i know, it's tough to come up with the whole 2 dollars...


no but seriously, i was having a similar problem - blinkers went really slow, hazards were fine. changed the flasher, problem fixed.

also, when my alternator died, while it was still kind of working, the blinkers were going disgustingly slow.

 

How dare you! $2 is alot of money! Just ask the guy living under the overpass!

 

ok i'll try replacing the flasher-- i'll let ya'll know

 

welli looked in the chiltons manual again and according to the 90-92 diagram, THERE IS NO BLINKER RELAY- theres a horn relay, hazard flasher(the silver, round one) and the alarm assembly(the big black one) what do i do know i'm clueless? if theres no relay to replace, then what causes it to blink soooooo slllloooooowww..

 

did you try replacing the flasher?

 

there has to be a flasher... Or you will wear out your turnsignal lever!!!! Maybe try some blinker fluid..I think Amsol has a prettygood product! No seriously, My 89 has it....I'm stumped sorry I couldnt be more help....

 

i turned the blinkers on and pulled the flasher-- shouldnt that kill the blinkers? would they work even without the flasher plugged in?

 

he doesnt have one....

 

wich flasher did you pull...the one on the left is signal flasher the one on the right is hazzards...pull the flasher then try your hazzards

 

i pulled everything int he convinience center and the blinkers still worked

 

LOL...Ya got me...now I'm thinking short...but thats an easy out ..I really have no Idea what to say......

 

ANYONE ELSE?? 91 Z28s dont have a signal flasher- hazard-yes, signal flasher-- no i dont get it??

 

yea, he does. i have a 91 z 28, i have one. i replaced it

there's only one reason, your car is haunted. you might want to invest in an exorsism (sp?).

no but seriously, take it to a car parts store and show somebody there. it's hard to give advice about stuff like this over the internet because we can't see what you see

 

LYV18F- where is your signal flasher?? if you can describe it to me, i'll be able to find it THANKS

 

it was under the steering column right next to the fuses - pain in the *** to get too. it's the cylinder shaped shiny metal thing.

http://www.gm-trucks.com/IAR_ElectronicFlasher.shtml
that's a link for gm trucks, but it's the same idea...

 

I know he has one ....he just cant find what we are describing....you may have to move some insulation around to find it...

 

This is what my Helms manual says for a 92 bird:
"The turn signal flasher is clipped to the fuse block mounting bracket behind the instrument panel to the left of the steering column."
Shouldn't be much different on your car.

 

any idea what it looks like?

 

go to the link i posted...

 

ahhhh, i think i got it now, thanks LYV18F you rock!!:hail:

 

The green is harder to find (must be an AMSOIL proprietary thing), so I settle for the blue synthetic. Just make sure you get the correct voltage fluid. Check out these guys, they have all the cool shiznit:

 

ok well thats was easy- i replaced the flasher that I FINALLY FOUND for 2 bucks and now we're good as new. The blinker fluid resevoir was full so i had to return the bottle i bought- can never be too cautious though

 

damn ..no takers?