Help! My left signal is blinking faster than a disco stobe light.
04-04-2016 | 07:55 PM
#16
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From: Somewhere in CT
-Eric
04-04-2016 | 08:22 PM
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From: Zuffenhausen, Georgia
Uh, b3, hate to tell you this, but do you happen to have a magnetic drain plug in your car? And it's the driver's side blinker? That anomaly with the blinker can be caused by an accumulation of magnetic debris on the drain plug. It's not always IMSB related, but to be safe, I think you need to get the car over to your mechanic to have it checked. What happens is that as these cars age, the electrical connections (like the engine ground strap that connects near the sump plate on the driver's side of the frame) become susceptible to interference from magnetic fields that are caused by things like the debris build-up on the drain plug.
Probably best not to start your car and to have it flatbedded into your mechanic. You should probably call Flat Six Innovations and discuss a rebuild: 706-865-1963 and ask for Jake.
Probably best not to start your car and to have it flatbedded into your mechanic. You should probably call Flat Six Innovations and discuss a rebuild: 706-865-1963 and ask for Jake.
Well, thank you, but I still don't get all this hype about magnetic drain plugging. I just drained the oil out of my '03 cab and placed a strong pull magnet under the drain plug and let it sit overnight. The next morning there was NOTHING! Notta thang!
Wasted ten bucks on that magnet too! Anyway, I did pull that magnet out from under the driver side rear. Wonder if it caused the blinker to start strobin'? Well thank goodness, I was able to recycle the oil. I just poured it back in the car! Yay! I'm feeling like one of those tree huggers! 
It's not smart to waste 10W40 and that's why I just blend it in with that fancy Mobile Home fake stuff. Anyway, I think it's working okay now, but I may take your advice and drive up to Cleveland next week and get those guys to give me an idea how to keep this thing from exploding. I'm probably kin to those guys anyways... Just never know. yee haaaw!!!
p.s. anyone interested in ocean front property in Arizona?
04-05-2016 | 01:02 AM
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From: Oceanside/Vista (N. San Diego County), CA
I gotta give Jake a call and get working on this right away.