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Turn Signals Stopped Working

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Pandru, Jun 23, 2008.

  1. Pandru

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    I was out riding when they randomly stopped working and now they have been unusable for a few days. Do you believe this could be due to a blown fuse or maybe the signal relay?
     
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    Any Ideas?
     
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    define stopped working. No lights at all? Only 1 on solid with no blinking? Mine went to only 1 on and no blinking. This site is fantastic. Learned the flasher needs load to flash so if a bulb goes out or you have a bad connection it won't flash. My problem was a bad ground connection. in the signal light. Cleaned it up and no more issues.

    Publish the symptoms and I'm sure some here can help.
     
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    If your brake light still works, then the fuse is still good as they share the same fuse. I suspect that your flasher quit working. You can test this by testing the circuit, but it requires you to remove the gas tank. The flasher is located right behind the steering head below and forward of where the two ignition coils mount. It'll be black, about 3/4" x 1-1/2", with three wires plugged into it. When you unplug it, the face will be marked with a 'B', 'L', and 'C'. These markings stand for Battery, Load, and Cancel.

    You can test to see if you are getting voltage to the flasher by plugging your positive lead from your mutlimeter into the pigtail slot that corresponds with the 'B' terminal and grounding the negative lead to the bike's frame. Make sure the ignition key is switched on for these tests. You should measure 12+ volts. If that checks out, you can then jumper the two slots that correspond with the 'B' and 'L' terminals and switch the turn signal lever to left or right. The lights should come on steady on the side you've selected. If they do, your flasher is toast and you'll need to replace it. If not, you've got other problems and we'll need to figure out where to go next.

    Let us know what you find.
     

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