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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:37 PM
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Blinkers not working

Hi. Im having problem with my blinkers. It all started with the right blinkers were blinking fast. I drove it like that for a couple days and one morning none of the blinkers worked.

I have checked and replaced all bulbs, and checked the fuse (the one by the feet)
Is there any other blinker relay, if so where is it placed?


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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 02:56 PM
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There should be a flasher unit, that is most likely bad. On the verts there is a control module that can go bad.
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 03:22 PM
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Chances are it's the CPU underneath the drivers side kick panel. When thy go bad they can cause problems with the blinkers....
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Old Jun 16, 2008 | 10:13 PM
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Bad Bulb,bad Fuse,Bad Bulb Connection,Bad Flasher CPU,or Broken wire at the Tails,or Front Signal lights..That is what I can think of off the top of my head.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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Thanks for the replys. I´ve checked all bulbs and the fuse. If a wire is broken, shouldnt it just be the blinker with the broken wire that dont work?

Yes, a broke CPU unit is most likely. Is there any way to fix it, what could be broken in it?

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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 11:15 AM
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Yes, a broke CPU unit is most likely. Is there any way to fix it, what could be broken in it?

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On the bottom of the CPU there will be two plugs. You want the plug with 7 wires going into it.

There will be a circuit board behind that plug. Remove the circuit board, and re-solder all the pins where the relays and the pins for the plug meet the circuit board. This solves it in about 75% of the CPUs.
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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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You might have run out of blinker Fluid. On these old cars this is a common problem. Just fill it back up and you should be good to go.

I use this synthetic stuff, it seems to make the blinkers be smoother and more consistant:

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Old Jun 17, 2008 | 02:02 PM
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Thanks Icemark! It was only the plug that was a little loose! So the blinkers are working now, but the right side still flash fast, and on the front blinker which is a blinker/position light I dont know if you got that in usa? It flashes in the position light instead of the blinker light.
Could it still be a CPU related problem? I have one more CPU box so I´ll swap them tomorrow and see.

Do the CPU box control the headlight motors too? My left motor dont work and its not the motor that is broke.

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