turn signal issues on my 86 Cutlass

[pontiacgp]

have you checked the sockets with a circuit tester?

 

[Mark Mullen]

have you checked the sockets with a circuit tester?

Yeah they have power to them.

 

[pontiacgp]

Yeah they have power to them.

did you check them using the ground in the socket?.....what about when you have the turn signal on

 

[Mark Mullen]

did you check them using the ground in the socket?.....what about when you have the turn signal on

It dose work but with the lights on the front side marker light/turn signal goes out

 

[pontiacgp]

It dose work but with the lights on the front side marker light/turn signal goes out

what bulbs did you use and have you tried using the bulbs from the back in the front

 

[Mark Mullen]

what bulbs did you use and have you tried using the bulbs from the back in the front

the bulbs are #194 and yeah I used the bulbs from the rear to the front still does the same results

 

[pontiacgp]

are you talking about the side markers?

 

[el corvino]

Front and Rear are both bulb #194.... but just for the hell of it, instead of front to back, switch side to side and see if the problem changes to that side. If not, and based on your earlier description of the dash light and hazards occurring as part of the issue, I'd say it's either a problem at the terminal or the wiring itself. I may have a wiring diagram somewhere around here...

 

[Mark Mullen]

are you talking about the side markers?

Yup

Front and Rear are both bulb #194.... but just for the hell of it, instead of front to back, switch side to side and see if the problem changes to that side. If not, and based on your earlier description of the dash light and hazards occurring as part of the issue, I'd say it's either a problem at the terminal or the wiring itself. I may have a wiring diagram somewhere around here...

Ok cool I'm thinking it might be the turn signal switch what do you think?

 

[el corvino]

I actually had my wrist over / resting on the turn signal on one of my El Camino's back in the day. After my turn and it went to click back to the neutral position, something inside snapped and I had some sort of lighting issue - so I just replaced it. Very well could be the switch.