Sloooow blinkers

[DFTowel]

After much polishing my blinkers have slowed down considerably. I've checked everything and cannot find the problem. I sent an email to GM and their response was:

"'Im willing to bet that you have run out of blinker fluid. Not too many people know that the blinker fluid should be changed every 30,000 blinks or once a year, whichever comes first. I would check the blinker fluid reservoir and top it off with some fresh blinker fluid and that should get you blinking faster again."

So now I'm tearing the Elky apart looking for the blinker reservoir. Anyone have a clue as to it's location and what weight blinker fluid I should use?

[Bill D]

Originally Posted by DFTowel

After much polishing my blinkers have slowed down considerably. I've checked everything and cannot find the problem. I sent an email to GM and their response was:

"'Im willing to bet that you have run out of blinker fluid. Not too many people know that the blinker fluid should be changed every 30,000 blinks or once a year, whichever comes first. I would check the blinker fluid reservoir and top it off with some fresh blinker fluid and that should get you blinking faster again."

So now I'm tearing the Elky apart looking for the blinker reservoir. Anyone have a clue as to it's location and what weight blinker fluid I should use?

FWIW,sounds to me like someone's pulling your leg. I've never heard of such a thing. Somewhere behind/beneath the dash housing ought to be the blinker mechanisms. It sounds like they need to be replaced.

[Mr. Clean]

Good one Leo and you said it with a straight face....er keyboard.

[DFTowel]

Originally Posted by Bill D

FWIW,sounds to me like someone's pulling your leg. I've never heard of such a thing. Somewhere behind/beneath the dash housing ought to be the blinker mechanisms. It sounds like they need to be replaced.

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[TortoiseAWD]

KaleCo Auto is a great source for blinker fluid, cross-drilled brake lines, even muffler bearings! Check 'em out:

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Tort

[Mr. Clean]

I was disappointed that they didn't have the cross-drilled brake lines in stock










Good one though

[guy1138]

Originally Posted by DFTowel

So now I'm tearing the Elky apart looking for the blinker reservoir. Anyone have a clue as to it's location and what weight blinker fluid I should use?

Look down low on the firewall, the fill tubes are right under the johnson rod cover. Ironically, hey're hard to see. The blinker fluid is actually chemiluminescent fluid. Make sure you examine each fill tube carefully, you have to make sure you put red blinker fluid in the rear and yellow/amber in the fronts. I'll see if I can get some pictures of the location off of my monte carlo for you, it should be the same if you have an 80s al camino (G-body).