Many years ago I taught some service school classes for VW and the 6 volt VW's were notorious for horn and starter solenoid problems. ANYWHERE in the system also produce voltage drop. dirty connections/contacts, corroded wires ends at terminals, etc.
You could try running an independent ground wire (try at minumum 12 ga., 10 ga even better) from the lamp housings on each end to the battery ground post.Īctually, all of the above applies to the positive side of the circuit as well. While this occurs on 12 volt systems too, the margin is greater. While a 6 volt system will function well if everything is is good order, 6 volt systems will not tolerate the voltage drop that occurs through the typical aging process. the ground circuit isn't just from the lamp socket to the lamp housing, it's also the lamp housing to the body/fender, fender to body, body to chassis, chassis to battery. On a vehicle that age the ground circuit usually is compromised by rust/dirt. I've been putting things back to working order and the HAMB has helped a great deal!Īll of the above is good advice but one thing needs to be emphasized about the "ground". Thanks as always for the advice everyone. What could I try next? Should I use another aftermarket flasher and see what happens? Rip it all out and try a new signal kit? Am I missing something simple here? Lights light up, but will not flash.Ĭould it be a bad original and a bad NOS flasher? I surely wouldn't think both would be bad. Plugged it in and it does the same thing. Flasher unit was replaced with NOS Signal Stat original in the box for a 6v system. Here's what happens: Turn signals will light up (nice & bright) but not flash. The car is using a Signal Stat universal signal unit and wiring has been checked. All grounds have been cleaned, all housings & contacts have been checked & cleaned. Bulbs have all been replaced with proper 6 volt type and wattage. Here's what we've done: All exterior lights work like they're supposed to, including parking & tail lights & brake lights. 6 volt system with a rebuilt generator, new regulator and new battery & cables. Its an original car with all the original stuff on it. I'm hoping some of the experts here can chime in with suggestions on what to do other than pull out my hair, which I am considering. The lack of turn signals has now come up on the 'to-do' list and I can't figure out what to do next.
Since getting my '47 Chevy Fleetline running & driving again we've been sorting out little nagging problems.