hondaman

does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.


-jeff

Brian Smith

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.

Normally it's a case of a bulb being burnt out. But you say that all the
bulbs are lighting, so that can't be the reason.

Brian Smith

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.

Normally it's a case of a bulb being burnt out. But you say that all the
bulbs are lighting, so that can't be the reason.

Jim Yanik

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing
> faster than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn
> signal still blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks
> for your help.
>
>
> -jeff
>
>
>

Maybe a bulb is getting near failure.
The old flashers used a bimetal strip heated by current drawn by the
bulbs,and when a bulb opened,the rest on that branch would flash slower or
just stay on.Too bright a bulb(or adding a trailer's lights),and they would
flash faster(thus the need for a HD flasher).
Maybe a bulb filament has broken,and reconnected but is now slightly
shorter,and burns hotter.(and uses more current)
Try putting new bulbs in.

I don't know enough about Honda flasher modules to know how they work.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Jim Yanik

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing
> faster than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn
> signal still blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks
> for your help.
>
>
> -jeff
>
>
>

Maybe a bulb is getting near failure.
The old flashers used a bimetal strip heated by current drawn by the
bulbs,and when a bulb opened,the rest on that branch would flash slower or
just stay on.Too bright a bulb(or adding a trailer's lights),and they would
flash faster(thus the need for a HD flasher).
Maybe a bulb filament has broken,and reconnected but is now slightly
shorter,and burns hotter.(and uses more current)
Try putting new bulbs in.

I don't know enough about Honda flasher modules to know how they work.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

Stewart DIBBS

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.

Turn on the parking lights and try the flashers. Does either of the tail
lights go dim? If so, you have a ground problem.

Stewart DIBBS

Stewart DIBBS

"hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:KEyYf.64372$Jd.45256@newssvr25.news.prodigy.n et...
> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.

Turn on the parking lights and try the flashers. Does either of the tail
lights go dim? If so, you have a ground problem.

Stewart DIBBS

hondaman

i caught the problem. i bought the car last year and someone didn't turn the
plastic light socket fully into the tail light lense and some moisture was
getting to it and cause minor corrosion. i sprayed a little wd-40 in the
socket and put a new bulb in it and problem solved. thanks for the advice.

-jeff
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>
> "hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:KEyYf.64372$Jd.45256@newssvr25.news.prodigy.n et...
>> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
>> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
>> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.
>
> Turn on the parking lights and try the flashers. Does either of the tail
> lights go dim? If so, you have a ground problem.
>
> Stewart DIBBS
>
>

hondaman

i caught the problem. i bought the car last year and someone didn't turn the
plastic light socket fully into the tail light lense and some moisture was
getting to it and cause minor corrosion. i sprayed a little wd-40 in the
socket and put a new bulb in it and problem solved. thanks for the advice.

-jeff
"Stewart DIBBS" <sjd@pixcl.com> wrote in message
news:epednSflGJ-b06nZnZ2dnUVZ_tqdnZ2d@magma.ca...
>
> "hondaman" <jeffscomp@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:KEyYf.64372$Jd.45256@newssvr25.news.prodigy.n et...
>> does anyone know what will cause the turn signal to start flashing faster
>> than normal? all the bulbs are still lighting. the left turn signal still
>> blinks normal. i don't know what the problem is. thanks for your help.
>
> Turn on the parking lights and try the flashers. Does either of the tail
> lights go dim? If so, you have a ground problem.
>
> Stewart DIBBS
>
>