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  1. anastasio

    anastasio Karting

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    #1 anastasio, Jun 27, 2015
    On my 77, the turn signal to the left is not working, to the right it is perfect, but to hte left it clicks super fast, the rear turn light lights up, the front doesnt, of course i have tried changing both light bulbs, for new ones, and also from the right side to the left side, with no results....could it be the relay?.......any thoughts
    Best wishes

    Anastasio
     
  2. JG333SP

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    #2 JG333SP, Jun 27, 2015
    Prob the relay or fuse
     
  3. st@ven

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    #3 st@ven, Jun 27, 2015
    Voltage is to low. Probably a bad contact in the lightfixture ( either that or grounding)
     
  4. Steve Magnusson

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    #4 Steve Magnusson, Jun 27, 2015
    No, there is only one flasher relay that flashes all of the bulbs on each side - so, if any flash, the flasher relay is OK. Since you've already swapped bulbs with no change = most likely problem is a bad ground connection (or a bad positive connection) at the left front location as Steven indicated.
     
  5. anastasio

    anastasio Karting

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    #5 anastasio, Jun 27, 2015
    Thanks, ill look into that........this chat is AMAZING because of people like you guys. Thanks
    !!!!!
     
  6. Ferraridoc

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    #6 Ferraridoc, Jun 28, 2015
    What Steve said. The flasher is a thermo unit, so that when a light fails, the resistance in the circuit changes, and it flashes faster. If the bulb's fine, it's the ground connection. In fact the first thing you always check with Ferrari electrics is the ground (assuming the fusebox is OK)
     
  7. bobzdar

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    #7 bobzdar, Jun 28, 2015
    Check the voltage at the socket using a good ground. If voltage checks out, it's the ground. If no voltage, it's wiring to the light or the socket itself.
     
  8. Albert-LP

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    #8 Albert-LP, Jun 28, 2015
    Probably a ground problem

    Ciao
     
  9. starmakerxl

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    #9 starmakerxl, Jun 28, 2015
    How about if you have four way hazard lights flashing but turn signals intermittent or not working on a 75 GT4? Likely the wiring or turn signal switch or both? Unrelated, but can someone steer me to info how to get replacements for the long cooling tubes/pipes that run up the tunnel under the floor I see plenty about hoses and other cooling issues but haven't seen anything about those tubes. Read Birdman's info and in one case he suggested reaming them out. Along the way on my car the originals were replaced by non Ferrari tubes....copper of all things. Think originals were aluminum?
     
  10. JG333SP

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    #10 JG333SP, Jul 3, 2015
    Yup-the originals are aluminum, at least on my car (series 1)

    As far as the turn signals-you're probably screwed. Just kidding, I haven't seen that but my immediate thought is it sounds like it may not be wired right. These cars are 40 yrs old and plenty of them have all sorts of 'mods' and fixes. I had some fun a number of yrs ago with my rad fans. I couldn't figure it out but this buddy of mine caught it immediately when looking at my car-the prev owner had bypassed everything to make sure the fans came on. Works like a charm once you know what he did
     

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