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*EPIK*
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Hey whats up guys...As you know I am new to the Fox body world. I recently picked up my 91 coupe & I noticed the Blinkers flash way too slow. I tried to change the flasher tube & it didnt change anything. I checked the bulbs & they seem to be the right ones....What else could be causing this??? Any info will be appreciated...Thanks,
-Dustin
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how slow is slow? just a heads up, they are slower than the newer cars...
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how slow is slow? just a heads up, they are slower than the newer cars...
Really slow...Like once per second....
Heres a quick video....
[ July 31, 2008, 01:18 AM: Message edited by: EPIK ]
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I want to say thats about how fast mine blink in my 93.
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You serious??? I guess I saw Matt's & they seemed alot quicker to me?? ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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yo dustin, thats about how mine are as well. when i get back on friday i'll bring the fox over to compare....
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yo dustin, thats about how mine are as well. when i get back on friday i'll bring the fox over to compare....
Ok...well i guess that's how they are...seems ridiculous though like how is someone gonna even notice that they are blinking when you wanna do a lane change they blink so slow?? I also never knew that only the inside lights blink & not the corners??? Thats kinda stupid too IMO...I guess thats 80's/90's Ford technology for ya!!! LOL!!!
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yo dustin, thats about how mine are as well. when i get back on friday i'll bring the fox over to compare....
Ok...well i guess that's how they are...seems ridiculous though like how is someone gonna even notice that they are blinking when you wanna do a lane change they blink so slow?? I also never knew that only the inside lights blink & not the corners??? Thats kinda stupid too IMO...I guess thats 80's/90's Ford technology for ya!!! LOL!!!
the lights don't blink THAT slow outside the car. yah, it is kinda dumb about the turn signal.. i've been thinking of re-wiring mine so both lights blink...its easy..
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My 90 is the same speed, I always thought it was too slow as well, but other friends were the same.
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Originally posted by EPIK:
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Originally posted by 93ReefBlue5.0:
yo dustin, thats about how mine are as well. when i get back on friday i'll bring the fox over to compare....
Ok...well i guess that's how they are...seems ridiculous though like how is someone gonna even notice that they are blinking when you wanna do a lane change they blink so slow?? I also never knew that only the inside lights blink & not the corners??? Thats kinda stupid too IMO...I guess thats 80's/90's Ford technology for ya!!! LOL!!!
the lights don't blink THAT slow outside the car. yah, it is kinda dumb about the turn signal.. i've been thinking of re-wiring mine so both lights blink...its easy..
Mine blink that slow outside of the car though...
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Wen they start to blink slow, that means its about to go. replace it. mine was doin the same thng and once i replaced it, they blinked kwikly. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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I have replaced all the bulbs in my car and they blink that slow outside as well too.
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it's an alternator problem, you aren't getting enough juice at idle with the stock one, my blinkers got a whole lot faster when I switched to a `95GT 3g alternator, and upgraded the engine ground.
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behind ur center console (towards the front of your engine) there is a light blue relay that controls the intermittency of your turn signals.
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it's an alternator problem, you aren't getting enough juice at idle with the stock one, my blinkers got a whole lot faster when I switched to a `95GT 3g alternator, and upgraded the engine ground.
two things: he wasnt at idle. he was doing 60 MPH in the video. second, i had a 170 amp 3G alt in my old 93 gt and it still blinked the same speed.
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So is it a relay problem or an alternator issue??
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it's an alternator problem, you aren't getting enough juice at idle with the stock one, my blinkers got a whole lot faster when I switched to a `95GT 3g alternator, and upgraded the engine ground.
+1 i changed my stock alt for a 130amp 3g. and now mine blink at a normal rate. before with the stock they almost wouldn't blink at all.
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Mine was a relay problem on my '91 an '88
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dustin heres where your flasher is.it only costs a couple bucks
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dustin heres where your flasher is.it only costs a couple bucks
I already tried to replace that if that is the "Flasher tube". it didnt change anything?
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check your grounds near the lights and engine bay
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check your grounds near the lights and engine bay
Ok...I will try that next...
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if u rev the engine a little does it blink faster?
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if u rev the engine a little does it blink faster?
reving or voltage drop has nothing to do with it. do you rev your motor to get your window down faster?
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if u rev the engine a little does it blink faster?
reving or voltage drop has nothing to do with it. do you rev your motor to get your window down faster?
my `91 vert with a stock alternator blinks slower at idle than when rev'd, same with rolling the windows up and down. It has everything to do with voltage drop, the stock alternator puts out about 40amps at idle with stock pulleys, less with underdrives.
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