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240Z blinker speed


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Does everybody's stock turn signals blink faster than most cars? Mine is faster on the tach gauge than the blinkers themselves. My Dad says older cars are like that but he spells Datsun with an "O". They work fine just faster than I'm used to, like there's a blown bulb. Just curious.

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I concur with the bad bulb theory if you think it is blinking too fast.

The other thing you can do is to swap out the old thermal flasher with an electronic one. These cost around $8.00 instead of $2.50, but they draw much less current and are more consistent.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Some 240's may also have the thermal bimetal clicker module between the flasher and the socket.

The two devices click at a rate proportional to the current flowing through them...more current= faster rate. If your left side clicks at a different rate from your right then one side has higher wattage bulbs drawing more current, or one side has more resistance due to corrosion (in the sockets, connections or chassis ground) drawing less current or one side has a a short to ground drawing more current.

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