whats it mean when my blinkers stop blinking?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:30 pm

They just stay on solid, no matter which side i turn on, it does it.

whats that meeean?

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:34 pm

Do you mean the internal blinkers or the bulbs themselves?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:38 pm

Prey521 wrote:Do you mean the internal blinkers or the bulbs themselves?

both

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:40 pm

Depends.....You could have a bulb burned out or your blinker unit has expired.

Look over all your turn signals for one that won't light.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:40 pm

Weird, their could be an electrical short somewhere, or a bad fuse.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:42 pm

The relay is probably broke, IE the thing that switches the lights on and off on and off.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:42 pm

Prey521 wrote:Weird, their could be an electrical short somewhere, or a bad fuse.

im sick of little stuff breaking in this car. i gotta get a new one real soon.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:43 pm

i had to do it manually on the way home today.. was kinda fun..

i blinked along to my music

knightmare · Post by **knightmare** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:49 pm

had a pontiac that did that,, bad bulb. --in the taillight.

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:51 pm

yer outta blinker fluid.

Prey521 · Post by **Prey521** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:52 pm

Izzo wrote:yer outta blinker fluid.

DOH!

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 9:53 pm

knightmare wrote:had a pontiac that did that,, bad bulb. --in the taillight.

its a pontiac, thanks ill check on that.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:43 pm

ok so you turn the signal on and it stays solid instead of blinking correct?

If this is the case or if it doesn't work its just the blinker or flasher gone bad... go to advanced or any auto parts store and get a new one..

its rather normal for these things to go out every few years. they are not but maybe 10$ or so..

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:55 pm

Meggie wrote:i had to do it manually on the way home today.. was kinda fun..

i blinked along to my music

Awww! That's so cute.

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:58 pm

Cypher_138 wrote:Awww! That's so cute.

No, it's not.

poptom · Post by **poptom** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:22 am

It's the flasher.
When a bulb burns out, the remaining bulb will usually blink faster.

Gixxer · Post by **Gixxer** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 1:41 am

Izzo wrote:yer outta blinker fluid.

kind of like when your level does not work, you need to refill it with level bubbles?

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 4:55 am

Its too cold, the cold air froze the light!

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 5:44 am

poptom wrote:It's the flasher.
When a bulb burns out, the remaining bulb will usually blink faster.

^^^ Usually that

Get out and confirm it will ya! Hit your turn signal to the left..get out..look front and back. Then hit your turn signal right..get out..look fron and back.

Whaddya see?

Loonatic · Post by **Loonatic** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 9:20 am

Depends. If it stays solid, check the front and rear turn signal bulbs (rear probably doubles as a brake light).

On my Regal, I have a bad turn signal stalk/switch, and it needs to be replaced. Its causing my turn signal to stay solid when I turn it on, but blink rapidly from the rear. If I lift it higher, it will signal just fine. Now the light wont even come on at all, and its one of my day time running lights.

Illini25 · Post by **Illini25** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:11 pm

means....get them fixed.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:18 pm

woke up this morning, and they worked... dunno what that was all about

downhill · Post by **downhill** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 8:25 pm

Meggie wrote:woke up this morning, and they worked... dunno what that was all about

It's probably a bulb. Filaments can fuse back together, but it won't last long.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:37 pm

downhill wrote:It's probably a bulb. Filaments can fuse back together, but it won't last long.

well she said all of them were doing it right and left so I'd say its the blinker fuse.. they are pretty cheap to replace so best to do it now before it stops working period.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Wed Dec 14, 2005 11:50 pm

Sava700 wrote:I'd say its the blinker fuse..

Bwahahahaha

What year is the car Meg?

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:04 am

Sid wrote:Bwahahahaha

What year is the car Meg?

99

Blisster · Post by **Blisster** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:04 am

you need to replace your blinker fluid and possible the canooter valve.

Sid · Post by **Sid** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:12 am

What model?

Izzo · Post by **Izzo** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:20 am

Blisster wrote:you need to replace your blinker fluid and possible the canooter valve.

I already said blinker fluid.

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:33 am

the mechanics in my section, do this thing where they tell some new kid that he needs to collect an exhaust sample from a truck and give him a garbage bag.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:37 am

Meggie wrote:the mechanics in my section, do this thing where they tell some new kid that he needs to collect an exhaust sample from a truck and give him a garbage bag.

lol

ScottE · Post by **ScottE** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 12:38 am

Meggie wrote:the mechanics in my section, do this thing where they tell some new kid that he needs to collect an exhaust sample from a truck and give him a garbage bag.

Ha ha. Go find me a can of prop wash.

Mad_Haggis · Post by **Mad_Haggis** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 1:39 am

A hot boiling kettle of water on an ant hill works good for me...

Meggie · Post by **Meggie** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:00 am

the mechanics also do this thing where they tell the new kid to go get a T.R. double E from the mechanic sergeant.. believe it or not, this one works the best.

One kid did this last year, went up to the supply sergeant telling him that the maintenence section needs any T.R. double E's in stock. The section sergeant just looked at him for a second and goes.. "did you just ask me for a ****ing tree?!"

we love the new guys

Zilog B · Post by **Zilog B** » Thu Dec 15, 2005 11:03 am

We used to send n00bs to supply to get a box of grid squares, or to comm for some squelch oil