Left Turn Signal not working now...help!

[Barneycanoe]

1982 GS850GLZ. Replaced Stator and R/R (Electrosport) yesterday. I'm getting 75 volts AC and 14 at the battery by the way - Good news!

Put all back together and now my left turn signals are doing this:

Left front - nothing
Left rear - on permanently when switch is moved.
I can hear the relay click open.

Right turn signals are normal.

All other lights/switches working properly.

I have checked wiring for rear turn signal and it is ok, I have a circuit.


I'm thinking switch on handlebar? Fair bit of rain lately and bike is outside.


Any help appreciated


Dave Barnett
Stouffville, Ontario

[spyug]

Start at the bulbs and sockets. You might just have a burned out bulb.

Clean sockets of any corrosion and replace bulbs. Also clean the connectors from lights to the main harness. If you feel like it clean the switch control contacts as well and the contacts on the signal flasher to main harness.

Corrosion at any of these points can be the issue.

Check these over and see what you get.

Good luck and cheers,
Spyug

[bakalorz]

Start at the bulbs and sockets. You might just have a burned out bulb.

Clean sockets of any corrosion and replace bulbs. Also clean the connectors from lights to the main harness. If you feel like it clean the switch control contacts as well and the contacts on the signal flasher to main harness.

Corrosion at any of these points can be the issue.

Check these over and see what you get.

Good luck and cheers,
Spyug

I'll agree with all that and add: "concentrate on the left front signal"

I suspect the path on that one is broken somwhere.
So when you indicate left, only the rear lights up. The draw from the rear is not enough to make the flasher flash, so it sticks on.

[Barneycanoe]

Fixed!

Don't really know what it was but I took out the front left bulb, it was ok, when I put back in everything worked again.

In the meantime I read the manual LOL.

I'm good to go.

[Matchless]

Don't really know what it was but I took out the front left bulb, it was ok, when I put back in everything worked again.

In the meantime I read the manual LOL.

I'm good to go.

Your left front bulb socket is probably corroded and the bulb was not making contact.

[Suzuki mad]

Checked the valves on the GS(X) and refitted every thing. Started her up to go for a run to find that the indicators wouldn't work.

Pulled the left hand switch gear socket apart under the tank when refitting it.

Probably was a bad earth.

Suzuki mad