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Re: flasher is slow

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Subject: Re: flasher is slow
From: Max Heim <mvheim@attbi.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2003 09:12:08 -0700
on 5/20/03 5:29 AM, Taylor, Todd S at todd.s.taylor@lmco.com wrote:

> My flasher on my car is very slow, when the car is at a light it hardly
> flashes until I 
> rev. the engine.  When the engine is off it doesn't flash at all.   This is
> hard to prove when
> the car is getting inspected.  It doesn't matter left or right.
> What part do I need to replace to fix this??? I replaced the flasher relay
> last year and it didn't help.
> Is there a flasher unit somewhere??   Thanks  Todd.
> 
> 1980 MGB limited edition.
> 

This is probably due to high resistance in the circuit, likely a bad ground.
But it could be corrosion in the bulb sockets, so I'd start there.


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Max Heim
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