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  • Hepcat
    Truly XSive
    • Apr 2004
    • 190
    • Captain Cook, HI

    #1

    I guess I have to drive in a straight line.

    On my XJ, my turn signals quit working. After much searching, I determined that the relay was not functioning. When I took the cover off and made contact with a screwdriver, the right side works fine, but the left front signal doesn't light up. It works fine as a running light, but when I complete the circuit through the relay, the running light filament goes out and the other one doesn't turn on. Could I have crossed or disconnected a wire somewhere in my tracking down the problem? Any ideas guys?
    __________________________
    Jon Groelz

    '82 XJ1100J-John
    '78 XS1100E-Name Forthcoming (It's a Girl!)
  • chevy45412001
    XS-XJ Guru
    • Mar 2003
    • 1412
    • Jacksonville Florida

    #2
    burnt out bulb

    try replacing the front bulb with 1157.
    1982 XJ 1100
    going strong after 60,000 miles

    The new and not yet improved TRIXY
    now in the stable. 1982 xj11, 18,000miles

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    • ratbyk
      XSive Maximus
      • Jul 2002
      • 994
      • Sooke BC

      #3
      Signals

      Also recheck the ground on the LF. If one element of the bulb will light on one internal circuit but not the other it sounds like it is grounding through the other element within the bulb.
      Ken/Sooke

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      • Hepcat
        Truly XSive
        • Apr 2004
        • 190
        • Captain Cook, HI

        #4
        Both elements are good, I replaced the bulb with a new one (and then tested the elements of the first bulb...duh) and the second element refuses to work in either case when it's in the receptacle. Maybe I jostled a wire loose when I reinstalled the headlight...I'll check into that after class.

        Thanks guys!
        __________________________
        Jon Groelz

        '82 XJ1100J-John
        '78 XS1100E-Name Forthcoming (It's a Girl!)

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