From: Patrick Jankowiak (recycler@swbell.net)
Date: Tue May 02 2006 - 16:48:29 PDT
I had an intermittent turn signal. the screw-on connector on the
column-mounted switch had unscrewed almost all the way!
Also had a bad lamp. a genuine military lamp. it would flash till it got
hot, then quit. then work again. bad solder on a pin on the bottom.
Lee Houde wrote:
> I noticed an oddity with the directional signals on my M35A2 the other
> day. In order to get it registered, I needed to have a LEO do a vehicle
> equipment check. He was doing the inspection, checking the front lights
> & directional signals with the engine running, signals were working
> fine. He moved to the rear and I decided to turn the engine off so I
> could hear him. So I turned the accessory switch off, pulled out the
> engine stop and turned the accessory switch back on again.
>
> The LEO asked for the left directional signal, I turned the signal lever
> down and nothing happened! No left signal, no right signal, no indicator
> light flashing. Flipped the lever up and down, wiggled the harness
> connector, nothing!
>
> LEO asked for brake lights. I pressed on the brakes, stop lights came
> on, and the directional signals started working again! Passed my
> inspection OK, but this has me wondering -- Is this normal practice that
> the directional signals won't work after turning the accessory switch on
> until AFTER the stop lights are activated, or is this something that
> needs fixing? Has anyone else noticed this on thier vehicle?
>
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