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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 04:56 PM
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So this morning I'm making a turn and while in the turn lane I notice my light is flashing rapidly, my first thought was got to get a new bulb but then it blinks at a regular speed a few times then rapidly and so on. Later the same thing happened with the opposite side. What's up with that?
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 05:03 PM
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A. Bad Connection
B. Not enough information
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 05:10 PM
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C. Bad turn signal flasher or punky connector for the front lamps.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 10:32 PM
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Well everything worked normal on the way home, but I'll give all connections a check, clean them, and put some dielectric on them.
Oh and it's a 90 4.0 I'd that's the info you were talking about.
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Old Dec 27, 2012 | 11:27 PM
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since you have a 1990 you have a renix jeep click on the link here and refresh your grounds
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f51/cr...x-tips-153657/
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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You can also try swapping your hazard flasher module with your blinker module. It sounds like a bad flasher module (load-based relay). The blinker relay won't function correctly in the hazard slot but the hazard relay works fine in the blinker port.


The blinking module is for your blinkers, the round, silver module on the opposite corner is for your hazards, swap them and see if your issue continues.
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by F1Addict
You can also try swapping your hazard flasher module with your blinker module. It sounds like a bad flasher module (load-based relay). The blinker relay won't function correctly in the hazard slot but the hazard relay works fine in the blinker port.


The blinking module is for your blinkers, the round, silver module on the opposite corner is for your hazards, swap them and see if your issue continues.
That is too cool!!! How ya do dat?
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
That is too cool!!! How ya do dat?
It's a two-frame animated GIF. One frame with the blinker relay in, the other with it out. I used Photoshop but there are several free online GIF generators if you don't have Photoshop... Like this one http://imgflip.com/gifgenerator
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Old Dec 28, 2012 | 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by F1Addict
It's a two-frame animated GIF. One frame with the blinker relay in, the other with it out. I used Photoshop but there are several free online GIF generators if you don't have Photoshop... Like this one http://imgflip.com/gifgenerator
Wow!! I like it. Post up some more stuff for me to steal.
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