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Tackle wipers or turn signals next?
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NickMorgan
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Now I know which I use most in Scotland, but I think I would rather the indicators were working. Rain-X does a great job!
TR3driver
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Which car ? The TR6 used a 2-terminal flasher that is readily available; but the TR2-4 used a 3-terminal that is somewhat harder to come by. Many of the 3-terminal units listed for this application do not work correctly.
IMO the flasher is the least likely source of the problem anyway. I'd suggest jumpering across it (two parallel terminals for the TR2-4 unit) and getting everything else working (turn lamps should light solid with the jumper in place, making it easier to check voltages, etc.). Then if it quits working when you remove the jumper, replace the flasher.
A Tridon EL-13 will work with the TR2-4 circuit, but lacks the mounting tab. The case is also plastic and I found that, over time, it would crack and break from the pressure of the clip I used to mount it. I finally rewired the indicator lamp on my 3A, so the common 3-terminal thermal flasher would work.
IMO the flasher is the least likely source of the problem anyway. I'd suggest jumpering across it (two parallel terminals for the TR2-4 unit) and getting everything else working (turn lamps should light solid with the jumper in place, making it easier to check voltages, etc.). Then if it quits working when you remove the jumper, replace the flasher.
A Tridon EL-13 will work with the TR2-4 circuit, but lacks the mounting tab. The case is also plastic and I found that, over time, it would crack and break from the pressure of the clip I used to mount it. I finally rewired the indicator lamp on my 3A, so the common 3-terminal thermal flasher would work.
Don Elliott
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I can't say for a TR6, but whenever I had trouble with the flasher unit on my 1958 TR3A, I would manually click the flasher lever back and forth and the correct corner directional light would flash. It got me home safely several times. Also if this happened on the way to a concours event where the judges check that the lighting systems, as well as the flashers, you flick the lever as described above and because the judge is looking at the lights at all four corners of your car, he doesn't notice that you are clicking them manually yourself while you are sitting in the driver's seat.
In this case, I would set my priority with your wipers.
In this case, I would set my priority with your wipers.