Question for all the DU "Car Guys"- Turn Signal

[richmwill]

1988 Chevy Celebrity- 55,000 miles. Driving home today- the right turn signal flashes VERY slowly. I timed it, it is a 4-second delay inbetween flashes/clicks. Only on the right side, left side is fine. Front and rear turn-lights both went on when the turn signal was put on. Any ideas? (Please say it can still be a bad bulb... please say it can still be a bad bulb... LOL). Thanks.

[Midlodemocrat]

1. Bad bulb.

[LSK]

2. it can still be a bad bulb

Hey, its a cheap attempt at fixing it!

[Sanity Claws]

3. What color is the car?

The Car Guys like to ask this whenever they're stalling for time.

[ucmike]

4. bad bulb or relay.

if you need a relay it probably plugs into the fuse panel or relay panel (maybe under the hood). it just pulls out and plugs in. costs more than the bulbs, but still a do-it-yourselfer.

[Thtwudbeme]

5. bad bulb. Car "Chicks" can handle stuff like this too!

;)

Or the relay whatchamadoodle-either way, it's cheap.

[JVS]

6. Please re-post under the JanMichael screen name to add authority

:sarcasm:

[Oeditpus Rex]

7. If it's flashing at all, it isn't the lamp (bulb)

Sounds to me like you've got a bad ground or corrosion in one or both (front and rear) of the lamp sockets. Check both of them for corrosion and good wiring connections. If they're cruddy and cleaning them doesn't solve the problem, replace the flasher.

[trof]

8. Bad flasher unit.

I've had that happen, especially in older cars.
Some are easy enough to replace yourself, just upstream of the bulb.
You local auto parts store may be able to tell or show you just how to do it.

[richmwill]

10. Thanks to everyone for their help!

Although I am reading that the flasher is a real bitch to find... LOL

[Briarius]

15. On most Chevys they are right on the fuse panel

it's the big round silver cylinder marked DOT

[northzax]

9. the most likely explanation is a faulty transmission

either that or you are about to blow a head gasket. either way, get rid of the car now, before it dies in the driveway and you have a nice piece of sculpture on your hands. if you're lucky, your mechanic might give you a couple of hundred bucks for scrap. You should ask him.

[richmwill]

11. You...

are evil. :evilgrin:

[pokerfan]

13. transmission? WTF?

It's obviously the "timing" belt!

[northzax]

17. no, see the problem is the transmission

of electrical energy to the light bulb, ergo, it's the transmission. but you could be right, best change that anyway.

[NV Whino]

12. Check the fuse.

It's even easier and cheaper than a bulb.

[Blue_Tires]

14. i'm thinking fuse

[CatholicEdHead]

16. The pressure in the blinker fluid reservoir has dropped too low

[elshiva]

18. Call "Car Talk"

[struggle4progress]

19. Your car is makin a political statement: no more right turns. You may ..

.. need to change your driving habits to accommodate ...