mcvalencia Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 The right side turn signals on my 72 riviera don't flash the lights work they are on but no flashing when I hit it the green arrow on the dash for that signal stays green also when the power is on any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arnulfo de l.a. Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Bad bulb or flasher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcvalencia Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 All the bulbs are good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 (edited) You have a bad flasher.....if it was the bulb the malfunctioning side would blink extra fast on the instrument cluster. It is not uncommon for the flasher to work on one side of the car and not the other. Edited July 11 by Seafoam65 (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcvalencia Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 I just replaced the flasher and same thing when I hit the right signal it lights up but does not flash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Are you sure that you replaced the correct flasher? Your car has two flashers.....one for the hazard flashers and one for the turn signals. Usually the hazard flasher is in plain sight in the fuse box, and the turn signal flasher is buried in the dash where it is hard to find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcvalencia Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 I changed the one on the box thanks I'm going to look for the other one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcvalencia Posted July 11 Author Share Posted July 11 (edited) That did it thank you seafoam65 I appreciate the help Edited July 11 by mcvalencia (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 6 hours ago, RivNut said: Ed......I think the blinker fluid might be low on my Riviera......Can you tell me where the blinker fluid reservoir is located? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RivNut Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 2 hours ago, Seafoam65 said: Ed......I think the blinker fluid might be low on my Riviera......Can you tell me where the blinker fluid reservoir is located? Opposite the reservoir for the stop light fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 That makes perfect sense......I found it, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverarrow Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 ..make sure it's NON-Synthetic Blinker Fluid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 2 hours ago, Silverarrow said: ..make sure it's NON-Synthetic Blinker Fluid. Just be careful to avoid the Lucas natural butane based stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmTee Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 I got the fluid and found the reservoir, but the instructions on the bottle are confusing. It says to flip the switch to the 'LEFT' position and pour a little, pause, pour a little more, pause, pour a little more; then repeat for 'RIGHT' turn. My 'right' blinker works fine, so can I just skip that step? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seafoam65 Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 You had better add a little to the right side to be safe,,,,,Also, I recommend the DOT 9 Blinker fluid.....the bulbs will last a lot longer and if you spill DOT 9 Blinker Fluid you won't damage the painted surfaces on your car. Some people claim that with the DOT 9 the turn signals blink too fast, but I haven't had that problem on my cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 13 Share Posted July 13 10 hours ago, EmTee said: I got the fluid and found the reservoir, but the instructions on the bottle are confusing. It says to flip the switch to the 'LEFT' position and pour a little, pause, pour a little more, pause, pour a little more; then repeat for 'RIGHT' turn. My 'right' blinker works fine, so can I just skip that step? "Some say" this kind of information is passed on genetically. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turbinator Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 On 7/12/2024 at 10:08 PM, EmTee said: My 'right' blinker works fine, so can I just skip that How can a person avoid vapor lock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
60FlatTop Posted July 14 Share Posted July 14 Somewhat to the topic, in the mid-1980s I started teaching an apprenticeship program. At the time I had access to the Xerox corporate library where I found some great books on developing training courses. One left an impression on me for the rest of my life: "If a ten step test is created for making coffee and the testee leaves out the step to add the water; No, they will not receive a grade of 90%." They also had discarded books for sale. I bought one, copyright 1958, with a whole chapter on the value of nuclear strip mining in the Dakotas. I gave it to a geologist friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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