Indicators

[ronnie]

My indicators are staying on constantly when i indicate I've renewed the relay , worked fine for a while now back to constantly staying on any suggestions.

[mike.perry]

Another dodgey flasher unit. What year is the car?

[ronnie]

1968 1098

[mike.perry]

Check the wires are connected correctly and if so then try another flasher unit, 42 + 5 W rating. Reliability seems to be a problem. I have the same problem with one of my flashers, a trip to the accessory shop I think.

[mike.perry]

Drove to my local Halfords to see if they stocked the correct flasher, just checked again and they were working perfectly!

[bmcecosse]

Sounds like bad earth connections to me........

[mike.perry]

Not an earth problem on mine, the indicators are separate from the other lights. The R H indicators worked perfectly and the L H indicators stayed on without flashing so it must have been the L H flasher unit.

[chesney]

Sometimes I get a similar problem on my minor, a 948. When I indicate right, it flashes fast as if a bulb is out, but if you adjust the position of the indicator switch slightly, it works perfectly. I guess because it is combined with the horn, it is allowed to move too much and affects the contact with the flasher? Have tried to take off the shroud(?) for the switch, but to no avail, it seems stuck.

[ronnie]

Just fitted a new flasher unit , no change and I have just noticed that if the side lights are on they dim on and off when I indicate , sounds like a bad earth ???

[PSL184]

sounds like a bad earth ???

Agreed

[bmcecosse]

See 3 posts earlier..........