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#90206 09/21/2004 2:07 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | Alright folks. I ordered a signal/hazard switch from Jim Carters, and I'm not happy with it at all. It’s silver and just attaches to your steering column. Anyway, I hooked it all up and it worked great, no problems, until I took the truck out for a short drive. When I got home and pulled into my driveway I turned the signal on and heard a pop, and a puff of smoke came out of the flasher body. I took the unit apart and found that the housing which I thought was metal is actually plastic. No big deal I don’t mind. Then I found that the wire attaching to the indicator bulb inside the housing had come off and shorted. I tried to reattach it by soldering it, but it happened again. I now realize that when you move the lever to turn, the wire gets bent and once you do it enough times the wire will simply break off.
Now I’m wondering where you folks get your signals from, and do you like 'em?
P.S. everything else I ordered from Jim Carters is great, no gripes there.
1948 3600 thriftmaster
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#90207 09/21/2004 2:37 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | Get a Signal-Stat 800 or a similar unit. They're on eBay all the time. A lot of them have been working for the past 40+ years. Wiring directions can be found in the tech section at www.oldgmctrucks.com | | |
#90208 09/21/2004 2:40 PM | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 9,115 | I just bought one of those shiny new ones myself. I took it apart and was quite alarmed to see the arrangement that you are talking about. I may take it back and I suspected that the wire would break. There is a whole science in designing wires and harnesses that flex and obviously it was not used here! | | |
#90209 09/22/2004 12:31 AM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 25 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 25 | Yeah, the one I got from American Classic Truck Parts was pretty much a P.O.S. as well. Sometimes I have to wiggle the handle to get it to flash. Someday I'll get around to finding a better one. :rolleyes:
I can't drive 55... no really, I can't!
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#90210 09/22/2004 4:24 AM | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 102 | would a Signal-Stat 900 work as well? whats the difference?
1948 3600 thriftmaster
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#90211 09/22/2004 7:26 AM | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 1,571 | I don't know a whole lot about them - I have an old SS 800 that is going in a project someday, and it looks quite well built. Is the 900 the 800 modified with a 4-way emergency flasher switch? | | |
#90212 09/22/2004 10:38 PM | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | It must have 7 wires if you are useing stop
lights for turn signals. The 4 wire models
use seperate rear lights.
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