alex wrote:
>
> '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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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'