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Offline wardenerd

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650 blinkers
« on: October 15, 2010, 04:20:20 PM »
have all the lights except the right blinker.  the right running light is on  and the left blinker works. i changed the switch and no help.  the right light is a little bit dim.  i changed the bulb and the socket no help.  runs great just no right blinker.  any ideas i am stumped.

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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2010, 04:27:21 PM »
Did you try changing the rear too just for turds and smiles?   Also look at the wires that run into the headlite ears.
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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2010, 04:38:56 PM »
Make sure the grounds are ok. The front signals ground through the stalks they slide over, getting that from the headlight bucket bolts. The nuts inside the bucket have ground wires attached. I found this the hard way. Painted everything & after it was together, had no left blinker(frt or rear). cleaned off some paint & it worked.

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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2010, 04:51:58 PM »
well the left light has a ground wire from the light to the frame will do left to frame tomorrow

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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #4 on: October 17, 2010, 01:16:18 AM »
Check all the bulbs in the circuit, some dumbies put old car bulbs in and the wattage is wrong causing slow or no blink.
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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #5 on: October 17, 2010, 09:30:03 AM »
nitroeagle  great recommendation put on a round wire and voila blinkers and lights all around.  needed to change one corroded socket also so all is well

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Re: 650 blinkers
« Reply #6 on: October 19, 2010, 04:44:35 PM »
glad i could help