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Help with blinker wiring **edit

vtboy51

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My blinkers stopped working last week... flashers work, brakes works, lights work though. I've pulled the steering wheel off to inspect the wires and all looks good but I don't know what should be getting power. Hopefully the links below allow you to see the pictures. I have power to the horn terminal, should I have power to the blue or green wires on the left side?

https://photos.app.goo.gl/QyeodeHzBw6whiiz5

https://photos.app.goo.gl/kp69psCpMmYTDc5A7
 

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My blinkers stopped working last week... flashers work, brakes works, lights work though.
That means that the wires are good, the housings and sockets and grounds are good, and the bulbs are good.
When you do all of your testing, make sure that the key is on, of course. You probably did for some, but it’s really easy to forget during some tests, so I mentioned it.
Did you try swapping the four-way flasher unit with the turn signal flasher unit? They are two separate systems at that point, where the hazard flashers are powered all the time, but the turn signal flasher is only powered with the key on. But since the two flasher units are Using identical, connector orientation, they can easily be swapped for testing.
I've pulled the steering wheel off to inspect the wires and all looks good but I don't know what should be getting power.
With the key off, nothing except the horn.
Looks like you have a pre-74? Up to possibly an early 74. Two horn contact means no horn relay.
I have power to the horn terminal, should I have power to the blue or green wires on the left side?
Don’t have the colors memorized, but if the hazard flasher switch and the key are off, no. Only the horn would have power at that point.
Power comes in on one horn wire, and when you press the horn button it goes out on the other directly to the horn.
 
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Thanks DirtDonk, I had no idea (or just forgot) that there were two flasher units.... That was the issue.
 

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Fantastic! Gotta love those easy fixes.
Yeah, when you mentioned just the one, I thought it would be worth mentioning. Wouldn’t be the first time, won’t be the last. Heck, they didn’t even put them on the same side of the steering column originally. So if you didn’t know to look for a second one, you might never see it hidden up there.
And if a PO had unclipped it and hung it somewhere in the harness, then all bets are off .
 
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So I thought the problem was solved....and now it's back. After swapping the flasher things seemed to be fixed, then the next time I tested it the blinkers were not working again. I assume I've got a short somewhere, but don't really know where to start. Next I replaced the steering wheel wiring harness and still no fix. Everything works except the blinkers which is confusing things.
What makes me think it is a short is with the key on, and blinker lever off, I get 12.2v at the blue wire shown below (which I think is power coming into start the circuit). When I flip the blinker lever either left/right it goes to 0v....
neither the exterior bulbs or the dash bulbs.
IMG_9322 conv.jpeg
 
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