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electric problem: please help

On the way to school this morning i noticed when i turned my right blinker on it was going really fast. I thought oh well, just a fuse, ill fix it when i get home, no biggy. So im home now... ive checked all the fuses inside the cab and even under the hood, but they are all fine.

its only for the right blinker, emegency lights blink normally on both sides, which to me was weird. Can someone help me out here? Thanks in advance!
 
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you have a bad bulb....either front or rear......which ever way it is fast blinking, that is the side that has a bad bulb in it...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
you have a bad bulb....either front or rear......which ever way it is fast blinking, that is the side that has a bad bulb in it...
would it be a bad headlight bulb or just the orange indicator? or both? or could a tailight bulb be the problem too?

what would cuase this anyways, how does a bulb just suddenly not work?
 
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Originally Posted by Werty
would it be a bad headlight bulb or just the orange indicator? or both? or could a tailight bulb be the problem too?

what would cuase this anyways, how does a bulb just suddenly not work?
it will be just a turn signal bulb.....in your case the break light bulb could be bad.....up front it would only be in the orange marker light...........
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
it will be just a turn signal bulb.....in your case the break light bulb could be bad.....up front it would only be in the orange marker light...........
is there a way to narrow it down more so i dont have to buy all new bulbs just to find out i onlly needed one
 
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yea.....turn your turnsignals to the side that fast blinks, and look to see which bulb doesn't flash with the turnsignal......pretty simple.....which ever bulb dont flash, replace it......
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
yea.....turn your turnsignals to the side that fast blinks, and look to see which bulb doesn't flash with the turnsignal......pretty simple.....which ever bulb dont flash, replace it......
well they are all flashing fast, nothing is not flashing

EDIT: found it! thanks alot! it is my right side taillight bulb that isnt flashing
 
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did you replace any with an led bulb?
 
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did you replace any with an led bulb?
that could be the problem......the LED needs a resistor behind it to cut the current to the bulb...........




if there isn't a bulb flashing, then i have no clue....wait for Bob he will know!...
 
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either the front or tail isnt flashing but just replace the tail bulb since its a dual filament

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EDIT: bought some new bulbs, everything works and blinks correctly now

thanks for the help
 

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naw its the rear bulb, i just took it out and the bottom filament is cut in half, i just need one new tail bulb
geeze..................more than likely whenever you have a fast flashing turnsignal it is because of the rear.....
 
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