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| North Coast Jim |
 Oct 26 2017, 12:17 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 11-December 15 From: Northern Ohio Member No.: 19,450 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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My old and tired turn signal switch keeps sticking when used. With the new Carbd 2056cc motor I can't hear if the turn signal is stuck on or not. Or is it my 68 year old ears that listened to music way too loud over the years.
Was/is there supposed to be a dash light indicating the "blinker" is on. Thanks All |
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| arne |
Oct 26 2017, 12:23 PM
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Serial Rescuer of old vehicles... Group: Members Posts: 770 Joined: 31-January 17 From: Eugene, Oregon Member No.: 20,799 Region Association: None |
Yes, the light(s) is/are in the tach, near the top. Through ‘73 have a pair, one for each direction. From ‘74 on they only have one light that blinks for either direction.
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| 76-914 |
Oct 26 2017, 02:13 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,646 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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Even though I know where my blinker light is I usually drive about 2 miles before I notice it’s still on! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif)
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| North Coast Jim |
Oct 26 2017, 03:31 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 331 Joined: 11-December 15 From: Northern Ohio Member No.: 19,450 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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QUOTE(arne @ Oct 26 2017, 02:23 PM)  Yes, the light(s) is/are in the tach, near the top. Through ‘73 have a pair, one for each direction. From ‘74 on they only have one light that blinks for either direction. Thanks the tach comes out tomorrow !!!! |
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| Elliot Cannon |
Oct 26 2017, 03:33 PM
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914 Guru Group: Retired Members Posts: 8,487 Joined: 29-December 06 From: Paso Robles Ca. (Central coast) Member No.: 7,407 Region Association: None 
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QUOTE(76-914 @ Oct 26 2017, 01:13 PM) Even though I know where my blinker light is I usually drive about 2 miles before I notice it’s still on! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) You know you're getting old when... See above. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| 76-914 |
Oct 26 2017, 04:08 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,646 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Oct 26 2017, 02:33 PM) QUOTE(76-914 @ Oct 26 2017, 01:13 PM) Even though I know where my blinker light is I usually drive about 2 miles before I notice it’s still on! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) You know you're getting old when... See above. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/poke.gif) Or, mistakenly arriving at an event 1 week early because of calendar confusion! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/av-943.gif) |
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| Rob-O |
Oct 26 2017, 04:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,256 Joined: 5-December 03 From: Mansfield, TX Member No.: 1,419 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Sometimes the light is working just fine. But over the years the gel/plastic that is colored (green for parking lights, yellow for turn signals, blue for high beams) is bad and the light doesn't want to shine through it. I haven't seen it on the green, but the yellow is sometimes dim and the blue for the high beams gets so bad that little to no light will shine through it.
In this cases you can replace the gel by pulling the tach (or speedo for the green). I did it with the red for the low level light for the fuel gauge too. I went to Staples and bought a box of hanging folders that came with colored plastic tabs that get stuck onto the folder. Just cut out what I needed (I think I doubled up for the red fuel gauge) and they look perfect. Actually, one layer of red looked good in the fuel gauge light until the light turned on. The light made it look pink. Two layers solved that. Good luck! |
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| arne |
Oct 26 2017, 10:24 PM
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Serial Rescuer of old vehicles... Group: Members Posts: 770 Joined: 31-January 17 From: Eugene, Oregon Member No.: 20,799 Region Association: None |
The blue one in my 911 was so dark it was almost not visible even in the dark. I replaced the bulb with a blue LED and it is very bright now, visible in daylight. I did not have to replace the blue gel.
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