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Blinker meter lamp

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The blinker meter light stays on. When the blinkers on, it flashes and the right side blinks real dim. My 72 DT didn’t do this. There’s got to be a couple of wires switched. Any thoughts? Also, could this make it run a little rough in the mid range. It’s like it wants to cut out but when you open it up it runs great. It does seem like there’s a little power loss when the throttle is close to wide open at 60-65mph. All help is appreciated! 
16 Sep 2022 18:38 #1

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Replied by Gr8uncleal on topic Blinker meter lamp

It could well be a dodgy connection in the circuits. Check all of the earthing points and other connections, including inside the blinkers themselves.

These are simple fixes, but a right sod to locate!
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17 Sep 2022 00:06 #2

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Replied by MarkT on topic Blinker meter lamp

Possibly a brown and dark brown got mixed up in the headlight bucket.

Does gauge indicator flash work and flash equally for both right and left signals? 

 
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Replied by Oldskoole on topic Blinker meter lamp

Yes it does
17 Sep 2022 20:09 #4

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Replied by MarkT on topic Blinker meter lamp

Kind of a wild guess but my first thought is indicator bulb has accidentally been connected to light brown and dark green instead of dark brown and dark green in headlight bucket. 
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17 Sep 2022 20:28 #5

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Replied by Andy_C on topic Blinker meter lamp

Just another thought - have you checked that the bulbs in the blinkers are the correct voltage and wattage?
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Replied by Oldskoole on topic Blinker meter lamp

You were spot on. They had a brown taped up and not using it. I unplugged I think a dark brown, and I took the one taped and put it in a double connector. Solved another problem the guy told me about. He said one of the brakes didn’t activate the stoplight. Now they both work, hand and foot. The blinkers on the left are still dim.
You think that could be a ground?
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