indacaters to fast

[13window]

just taken my 69 westy for a its firts uk mot and it failed on the indicators flashing too fast.

its a south african one and when it arrived it had a 3 pin relay. its all wired up as per the wiring diagram for a 69 all bar the fact that i have conneted the brake lights up.

now they flash at the normal speed when the hazards are on but not on the column switch.

any idea's????

sam

 

[who?1]

The load is not enough for it flash correctly, possible lamps failed or incorrect relay.

 

[Trikky2]

Or the bulbs are too low a wattage so dont give sufficient load on the flasher relay.

Do you have amber or red indicators?

 

[neilswheels]

Got the same thing on my US westy. I think its cos I converted to no running lights, and there's not enough 'draw' on the relay. Easy fix is to put two bulbs in a box in the indicator circuit, this will increase the draw, but obviously not a perfect fix. Havn't done this in mine, but mine passed the MOT...

 

[mike202]

when I got mine it had 7w bulbs instead of the correct 21w bulbs! After replacing them it flashed ok.

 

[rickyrooo1]

what they said.... it's kinda like on a modern car if a bulb goes - they flash faster due to not enough draw on the relay, check you're running 21w bulbs, if not then do it - if so try the trick mentioned above of dropping another bulb in line and see if they slow.

 

[13window]

Thanks for the input I had put 5w bulbs in insted of 21w ones

divit!!!

got a mot now tho

 

[Walt]

...check you're running 21w bulbs...

Recently got Orange indicator bulbs from 3 different suppliers, but they all seem to be slightly smaller in diameter around where the terminals are, than the ones that were originally on the bus (which is a 70 from the US).
So, they don't 'lock' into the indicator housing.

Strange thing is that I tried some modern clear indicator bulbs (from a Golf/Polo bulb kit) and they all fitted perfectly.


Is there anything different about US bulbs/indicator housing?

 

[spoonerdtg]

My indicators flash far to fast which is a massive bug bear of mine. Its got the Usa reverse lights wired up as indicators. Any ideas?

 

[Happystamps]

Check the wattage of the reversing lights.