Re: '78 Honda Civic -- bad direction signals

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Re: '78 Honda Civic -- bad direction signals

'Curly Q. Links'

27 Jan 2006 00:17

> '78 Honda Civic -- temperamental direction signals
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> Alex

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Please give a few more details: Does it light the bulbs, but not flash
them, or just play dead? Do the four-way flashers work? Have you checked
the relays in the under-hood fuse box (if there is one)? Can't the Honda
dealer tell you where your relay is?

:-) In Canada, when somebody rolls down the window in and gives you the

'signal', it's called the Pierre Trudeau DIGITAL salute :-)

'Curly'
'Curly'

alex

26 Jan 2006 22:48

'78 Honda Civic -- temperamental direction signals

My '78 Honda Civic (1200) has developed temperamental direction
signals, and I
am at a loss how to cure it. Sometimes they work normally, but then
stop. Then resume.
Then stop again. Completely unpredictably. It seems that sometimes
quickly flicking the signal lever back and forth would restore the
operation, but this may be an illusion. I think I've located the
switching mechanism in the console a bit to the left of the manual
choke knob. (This car has a manual choke!) With two fingers from
below, I can feel it vibrating when it works. Do I have to remove the
console to access the unit or can the repair be done from below? The
Honda repair manual has no suggestions.
Sometimes I have to open the window (at 20 degrees F) to give a manual
direction signal.
Thanks for any help with hints and/or referrals.

I remember changing the direction signal switch in a Pinto by
unplugging the old clicker and replacing it with a new one. It was
easily accessible.

Alex

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