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lindopski
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Funny indicators

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Hi gang

Tested the lights on the Morris for the first time and they worked :)

Well sort of

Headlights came on and indicators sort of work but if I indicate right for example my right indicator blinks brightly but my left one does dimly and at the back my brake lights seem to blink a bit too haha.
Pretty much the same if I indicate left

Is it just a case of trace the wires back or is this something that makes one of you go ahh I know what that is.
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The first thing that I always check with electrical problems? The earths.
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Hi,
'Poolguy' is right but what state is you wiring in overall?
Is it in reasonable condition, or is it a hacked about, patched, bypassed and patched again mess like mine was?
These cars are 60 plus years old now....
Best wishes,
Mike.
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Any case of other lamps illuminating dimly when they shouldn't is almost certainly an earthing problem. A high resistance earth on a lamp causes the voltage to find another path to complete the circuit, via other routes.
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