The 'E' Type Forum

After my 61 being laid up for several months due to an IRS rebuild I have taken it for its first run. Driving with lights on, the indicators took seconds to flash and then flashed very slowly. When I pulled back into the garage at idle with lights still on the indicators operated as usual. Is this likely to be the flasher unit?

It's a voltage issue. First check all connections.

Ordinarily I'd say that if they always flash slowly with theclights on and are OK with them off then your dynamo output may be low. But if you say they flash fine at idle with the lights on, then it's more likely a voltage regulator issue I think.

Either way, you now know one of the reasons all cars today use alternators...

As a work-around you could try an electronic flasher which should flash regularly regardless (if you can fine a positive earth one). These don't depend on a specific electrical load to heat a bimetallic strip in a given time.

Petr

Thanks Peter. My E has been fitted with an alternator and therefore is neg earth so no problem with sourcing a modern flasher. I did pull the wires off the flasher and cleaned the connections up so will see how this goes under the same conditions.

Pete