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Old 07-01-2007, 05:35 PM
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i searched threw all the post and saw nothing. so im guessing this could be a rare problem. but anyhow, the blinkers work fine. they are just slower than they should be...should i be checking into relays or what?

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Im wondering about this too..as my'n are really s-l-o-w also
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Fill up the blinker fluid resevoir it's getting low.
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^^haha
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Purhaps you need a new flasher unit.
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yep sounds like its time for a new flasher unit
Old 07-03-2007, 04:26 AM
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Flasher unit for sure! lol

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Slow blinkin is
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I just replaced the flasher in mine for the same reason.
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Originally Posted by Roadhouse
I just replaced the flasher in mine for the same reason.
What kind of a difference did it make? How slow is slow? Maybe mine has been slow since I got it and I just thought it was how it's supposed to be.
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...I would push the turn signal on before a normal/safe lane change and I would be in the desired lane before the arrow finished blinking twice.
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Originally Posted by 00SS!
Slow blinkin is
buwahahah........thanx guys that is what i needed to know! is it located behind the glove box, like some of the other chevys?
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I have the same problem....and the dreaded blowing out parking lights every couple days lol
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Originally Posted by lowboy580
...is it located behind the glove box, like some of the other chevys?
No it is not. It is behind the panel right under the steering wheel. Open it and its in the bottom right corner, clipped onto a little beam with the cylinder behind it. The only visible part is the clip, pull it up and out.

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Originally Posted by lowboy580
i searched threw all the post and saw nothing. so im guessing this could be a rare problem. but anyhow, the blinkers work fine. they are just slower than they should be...should i be checking into relays or what?

I have the same problem, if that's a problem. I'll bet it's common, I'll replace it some day. In the mean time I'll be looking at other f bodies when they make turns just to see how common that is.
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Originally Posted by Cruz28
I have the same problem, if that's a problem. I'll bet it's common, I'll replace it some day. In the mean time I'll be looking at other f bodies when they make turns just to see how common that is.
It is common, 99% sure its your flasher. I just replaced the one on my T/A about a month ago and it only has 39k miles.

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Originally Posted by taintedmeat
What kind of a difference did it make? How slow is slow? Maybe mine has been slow since I got it and I just thought it was how it's supposed to be.

The proper number of flashes is approximately 84 fladhes per minute.
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Originally Posted by JEB Garner
The proper number of flashes is approximately 84 fladhes per minute.
wow now that is knowin your stuff!!
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Originally Posted by JEB Garner
The proper number of flashes is approximately 84 fladhes per minute.
please don't tell me that you sat for a minute and counted flashes???



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