'49 turn signal issue

Posted by prentice672 On 2016/7/9 22:33:43

I just acquired a 1949 2252-9 Custom 8. The turn signals did not work so I checked the flasher installation and the fuse had blown (it was a 14 amp fuse and the wiring diagram says it's supposed to be 9 amps). Anyway, I put a 9 amp fuse and tried it and that blew too. So I figured the flasher was bad, it was a Tung Sol 538. Some posts on this forum suggested a Tung Sol P229D so I tried one of those with a 14 amp fuse and the right signal worked, both the indicator dash light blinked as did the outside light. However the left signal did not, and eventually the fuse blew again. I guess this means it's the switch? Geez, I hate to have to remove the steering wheel. Anybody have any ideas? Thanks.