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Re: turn signals

To: danmerritt@mindspring.com, <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: turn signals
From: Teddy Seidenfeld <teddy@stat.cmu.edu>
Date: Thu, 02 Sep 1999 08:27:42 -0400
Dear Dan,

I'd check/replace the left rear bulbs.  They are dual-purpose and, in one
of them at least, the filament for the lights may be shorted against the
other filament for the turn signal.

An easy fix, if that's all there is to it!

Regards,
Teddy
69 2000
Pgh PA
OROC

At 06:48 AM 9/2/99 -0400, danmerritt@mindspring.com wrote:
>My '70 2000 has a problem I can't seem to resolve.  My turn signals work
>fine when the head lights are off. When I turn the head lights on, the right
>turn signal works fine, but the left one will not. Sometimes it will blink
>very slowly for a few minutes and then burn steady and other times it will
>not blink at all, but burn steady.  The left indicator light in the dash
>will say on all the time when the headlights are on whether the turn signals
>are engaged or not.  Logically, I think it should be a short or open
>circuit, but have been unable to track it down.  Can anyone offer
>suggestions?
>Dan Merritt
>'70 2000
>'64 1500
> 


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