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| | | Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2008 Posts: 899 | 1949 3100 6V. Bought an LED flasher for my Grote 966-4 turn signal. Everything worked fine including the pilot light for a few days and then pilot went out, signal lights still work and flasher clicks. This has happened using two different flashers of the same brand. Using a #51 bulb as the indicator pilot light. Wonder if I should use a #55 instead. Wiring diagram for flasher calls for a 3w bulb (#55) whereas the #51 is less than 2w. Would that difference cause the pilot lead to fail due to the less resistance to ground? Hard to believe both flasher units would fail in the same way.
Ed
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,035 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,035 | No idea why the pilot would poof. But maybe the flasher just stresses the pilot bulb too much. Maybe you could try an LED bulb for the pilot in the turn signal. Might be a little bit of a search to find one that works on 6V, though.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,361 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2013 Posts: 1,361 | Forty9, I had the exact same luck. After checking grounds, just let it go and do my best to remember to cancel the signal after a turn. Get it right about 75% of the time. The other 25% I'm just another old guy driving with his turn signal on, but it's in a cool truck so that's OK.
RonR
RonR
1951 3600 with Clark flatbed, T5, 4.10 rear
1970 340 Duster
1990 5.0 V8 Miata (1990 Mustang Gt Drivetrain)
1964 CJ5
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,832 | I used to use a motorcycle beeper flasher since I have the memory span of a knat but now I use the Kawasaki self cancelling electronic flasher. The old flasher is one you WON'T forget since it was designed to compensate for engine and wind noise and about gives one a nose bleed inside a pickup cap with the windows up. A wrap of foam rubber and a couple of zip ties reduces the beep volume to a bearable level.
Evan
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