Ok I have posted this before and gotten some response, tried or checked any suggestions and still stuck...

This is the history: I had my 82 repainted last September, when I took it to the painter all lights, blinkers, etc.. worked as they should. When I picked the car up it was night time, I turned on my headlights and my left blinker arrow was faintly illuminated. I drove away and when I put on my blinker it did not flash, it would light up bright in the car but no flash.

In addition when my headlights are off and I apply my brakes both brake lights are visible. When I put on my headlights and apply the brakes my drivers side brake light does not light, it is on as it should be when the headlights are on but it goes off when I apply the brake (only when headlights are on).

I have checked to ensure all bulbs are working and secure and they are. I have found no loose wires or anything visible to indicate short out (although I assume there has to be somewhere).

My flashers work fine so I am pretty sure it is not my blinker relay although I notice that my drivers side rear does not appear as bright as my passenger side. I have replaced every bulb as well as the bulb housing on the drivers side brake light.

I thought I had found the issue as I looked under the hood and found the hood light wires crushed in a spot and touching. I cut the bad section out and used connectors to reconnect. Under hood light does not illuminate and all issues above still exist.

Anybody have any idea what the heck is going on?

Thank You
Joe

 

I'm a little confused, towards the top you state - And then at the bottom, you go on to say - Which is it? Do they work, or don't they? Or are you saying that there are issues when you use the turn signals, but they work fine when you pull the hazard switch? If that's the case. The first thing I would try is pull the flasher relay out of the top of the fuse panel (the one for the hazards), and replace the flasher relay behind the passenger dash (for the turn signals) with it, and see if you are still having issues. Very wierd things can start happening when a flasher relay goes bad.

 

Sounds like a grounding problem, Check all your grounds.

 

Yes that is it... Blinkers do not work but Hazard flashers work fine...

 

early C3 turn signals use flasher can on the right side behind the dash,
and Hazard flashers use can flasher on the fuse block, 2 different circuits.
replace the turn signal flasher can.

 

Could be the flasher can. Could be ground lines that were not reconnected after paint...or damgage during paint.

 

Ok so I did as suggested and pulled the hazard relay and put it in the flasher relay spot and my blinkers are now working!!!

So I guess now I need to start tracing that ground wire starting back at the drivers side brake light and see what I find...

 

If you swapped the flasher cans and it works, just buy a replacement for the bad flasher can.

 

Also look at the turn signal bulb. If its its installed the wrong way it will cause the same issue. I had the same thing on my 77 and it turn out the bulb was installed wrong in the socket.

 

I'd recheck what issues you are still having. When you had the bad flasher, it can cause all kinds of wierd issues, besides just causing the blinkers not to work.