Toyota Corona 1983 Indicator Problem (Seems The Same As A Ke70 )

[rjenman]

I think this thread will also solve the same problem for all KE70, AE71 and probably earlier models, so I felt it ok to share here. Plus i'd like to show the car to the club. these cars are surprisingly rare these days. paint seems original. doesn't seem to have any problems either.

 

Feels like driving a gigantic KE70 with everything in the same place as a KE70.

 

Got my hands on a 1983 toyota corona with freshly rebuilt cruisy 2L engine and 3 speed auto. runs smooth as hell and cruises well.

 

I have a problem that about half the time, indicators and hazard lights stop working at the same time... sometimes. This seems to happen at totally unpredictable times. I flick the indicators on left / right, nothing happens. No "tick tick tick" sound and no light. When this happens, the hazard light switch has the same problem where it doesn't light up at all. Then randomly out of the blue left/right indicators and hazard lights will start working again. It's about half to a third of the time, they will stop working, and then randomly they will start working again.

 

Anyone have a clue what the problem could be?

 

Plans for future are just lowered kings, black gloss meshies, some quality tires and possibly spacers esp on the back depending on how the wider rims fit under the guards. no plan for more than a lovely old school reliable toyota cruiser.

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could be the Indicator stalk?

have you checked the earth?

 

do you lose any other lights when the indicators stop working? brakes? parkers? reverse?

Edited August 10, 2016 by [email protected]

[rjenman]

It was just the flasher

relay. Dead giveaway was that ONLY the blinkers and hazards stopped working