79 gs750 Blinker

[pete003]

Hi everyone,

I had my gs for 4 mo. Had 43k when I got it, put only about 500 on it due to weather.
The blinker story is this - if the headlight is on the blinker turns on but does not blink. The only way to make it blink is by either turning the headlight off or revving to over 4000 rpms. I changed all the light bulbs.
Any direction would be greatly appreciated as the trade off - lights vs blinker - is getting harder to live with.
Many thanks
Pete

[focus frenzy]

need to change your blinker fluid.

[tkent02]

need to change your blinker fluid.

Smartass, it was a serious question. :-)

Serious answer, clean all the ground and power wire connections involved in the blinker circuit, a little corrosion in a connector someplace and you get your symptoms.

[MrZig]

Try a different flasher.

[Steve]

Another serious answer: Check your charging voltage. If the battery is old, it may not be holding a charge. The stator might not be putting out enough to charge the battery, the r/r (rectifier/regulator) might not be working correctly. As tkent mentioned, clean ALL the connections you can find, especially those in the charging circuit to see if that helps. You can do a quick check by putting a voltmeter across the battery terminals and comparing what you read to what you can find in the Stator Papers, which are found in the Garage Section on the home page of this forum.

need to change your blinker fluid.

Focus, I'm sure he would like to do that, and even upgrade at the same time, but KaleCo Automotive is still sold out of Synthetic Blinker Fluid.

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[efjay_62]

That's a great site. They're usually pretty good, must be something to do with OPEC. That's the only place I have EVER been able to find heavy duty tire beads.

Focus, I'm sure he would like to do that, and even upgrade at the same time, but KaleCo Automotive is still sold out of Synthetic Blinker Fluid.

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[pete003]

Got it
I'll start with the stator papers and see how far I can get with my beginners skills
Appreciate your input