Hazard flasher not working
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Instructor
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Hazard flasher not working
I noticed the other day when I put my hazard lights on, nothing happened.
The only difference I can tell, is when it's pressed, and I put on the brake, both turn signal lights will stay illuminated on the gauge cluster.
Turn signals are working. Fuses seem to be good. I also replaced the flasher in the fuse panel. Where else should I be looking?
Thanks
The only difference I can tell, is when it's pressed, and I put on the brake, both turn signal lights will stay illuminated on the gauge cluster.
Turn signals are working. Fuses seem to be good. I also replaced the flasher in the fuse panel. Where else should I be looking?
Thanks
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
It's possible that you got a bad flasher as a replacement. Just as a simple test, I'd swap the one from your turn signal location (under the passenger dash) with the emergency flasher on the fuse panel. If the turn signals still work and the emergency flashers don't, you'll have at least eliminated one possibility. If the problem flip-flops, you'll know you have a simple fix. 
Team Owner
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St. Jude Donor '07
Sorry, looking at your avatar pic I was thinking 77 for some reason. I don't know if the flashers are the same on a 79, though the capacitor unit is probably a noise suppressor for the radio.
Safety Car
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From: Beecher Illinois
The flashers ARE different. According to the service manual the turn signal flasher is a '2 lamp type' while the hazards flasher is a '4 lamp type'. Not much other detail is given. I would only THINK that the 2 lamp type wouldn't flash the 4 lite system, tho.
