DeTomaso Mailing List: December 99, Message #223

Ernie, good call.  We've all seen bulbs with barely broken filaments that 
still work because the current jumps the gap.  Would ground be less likely to 
jump the gap?   And how about cleaning and securing the terminals to the turn 
indicator lamp on the tach.

Since we've heard of the indicator lamp on the tach working for lefts and not 
for rights, I would not look to the flasher as the problem. 
Additionally, the left lead on the turn indicator lamp is on the  left 
turning light circuit, the right on the right..... so if the left rear lights 
are flashing you should be getting the same power to the indicator bulb since 
they are hard wired together.  This is easy to check with a voltmeter.    
Hence I suspect a grounding problem.
Brent



<< My car does the same thing in both right and left turns.   When they were
 still available I replaced the turn signal relay and it started working for
 a short time and then did the same thing.  Because of this experience I
 always assumed it was the relay.   I would like to get it to work correctly
 but have no other advise.   I just grounded the tail lights and that did not
 fix it.  Rich Hoppe >>