My blinkers have been making alot of noise, squeeking, clicking, etc. I was wondering when i should change the fluid for them:rolleyes:

BLAME CANADA!

Originally posted by Brandons
I was wondering when i should change the fluid for them:rolleyes:


Not again! :eek:

They probably have SARS. Save yourself and burn them immediately.

Better check your muffler bearings and piston return springs while you are at it.

Make sure you have a left handed screw driver, thats the only tool for the job.

Its a job and a half !!

Check "THE NUT" behind the wheel before you do anything
:D :D

Check out you dealer. I believe there's a re-call from Ford for this problem.
A friend had this problem, he replaced all his directional bulbs with headlight bulbs. Not only did it help, you can see his signals from 3 miles away.................

how are those over head cam door handles holding up?

This is very common. Might want to check the wiring harness to your FLUX Capacitor. One short and boom, your in 1964!;)

I just greesed my Saleen Wing Spindles to prevent premature wear.

wait a minute. im really confused here. there is fluid for your turn signals??? and what does it have to do with muffler bearings and piston return springs???

lol, if you were in the chat you would know bones

I change mine atleast once a year, it's just preventive maintenance. You can get a quart of blinker fluid at AutoZone for about a $1. :p

I'm moving this to ETUTS, you can continue to waste server space and bandwidth there.

;) :p

When you change the blinker fluid make sure you fill up on headlight fluid too. I recommend the halogen fluid so your headlights will shine brighter.

Just FYI, if any of you are feeling low on power, I'm looking into a kit that changes your single hamster setup for a dual squirrel one :D

And be sure to get an oversized rodent rotating torque wheel... with the dual setup, you need less backspin with those squirrel setups... and also, dont forget to reflash your ABS switch relay, else you might have poor squirrel performance if the computer continues to feed based on former hampster patterns.

im running a dual squir right now and im still using the stock torque wheel, and it runs fine.

If you gonna change your blinker fluid, you might as well upgrade to synthetic.


Here is where you can get the stuff...

http://www.kalecoauto.com/fluids.htm

~Mark

I was having the hardest time with my carburator.. but now I know that I hafta order that FI cleaner for it.. That should solve all my problems...:bounce:

In case you need a piston return spring.
http://www.kalecoauto.com/perf.htm

I was thinking about getting the hollow spark plug wires and the extra retardant plugs but judging by the descriptions, it sounds like they may not be compatible with each other. Has anyone tried them together?

While we are on the subject...maybe we are not

I hope everyone put summmer air in their tires.
That winter air can reak hell with the valve stems

the blinker fluid works great in mine after wrapped the blinker with saran wrap to stop the leak.

What I found is that you have to change the brake pads on the Disk changer or the brakes will sieze and melt the cd in the player.

Alec I think we should stick to the 1 hamster, the supra guys are doing it and they are running fine, here check it out for yourself.

http://temp.corvetteforum.net/c5/robiferretti//supraengine.jpg

As for the flux capacitor I wonder if something like this would work?

http://www.advantexcom.net/~vengence/temp/suprafusion.jpg

I mean it works for the high horsepower supra guys why wouldn't they work for us?

once you put two hamsters under the hood, you can turbo charge it by suffing a cat into the air filter box

When you change the blinker fluid, you should also check the level of amperes in the batterie :p

I used SVT turn signal fluid but my bulb wasnt up to its high class and burned out. Tried a Saleen bulb and my bumper fell off. weird.


PS: Left Handed Screwdriver - funniest thing i heard all day (and my friends car exploded today too)

This thread makes no sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

But yea, change that fluid every 3 months/ 3000 miles!! mua hah a

Just remember, when you replenish your blinker fluid that there are three different types (red, amber, and clear) and that they are incompatible with each other. The wrong fluid will seep through the bulb and collect inside the light housing. This condition is common with Alteeza style lights, and happens because the installer did not change to the proper blinker fluid to match the new bulbs.

should check the alternator coolant while under the hood too

Ok ….
I’ll try to be serious at the risk of being subject to total ridicule and/or totally banishment from the site …… but listen to this:

I have a post out there related to “fluid“ dripping from the steering column. It happened right after my wife hit the steering wheel in a accident. It was a small amount and eventually stopped (after spotting the floor mat and her shoes) After I took the steering column housing off, this is what I posted:

I think I found it ….My wife was recently in an accident where she hit the steering wheel. I pulled
the steering column housing and traced the leak from the around the directional signal switch. I think its coming from the steering column flange assembly. My best guess the unit might have been jarred (? cracked housing ?) or the top seal gave out.

Ah? The directional switch was oil soaked?

It may be looking for a gorilla to think the fluid was from a steering column assembly leak BUT

It does not seem strange that the directional switch may have some conductive fluid (“lubricant”) to minimize electrical arching...nothing would surprise me any more.

The directional switch may just have fluid in it and mine was damaged from the accident!

OK I’m sitting down ……sand bags at the door, flack jacket on, Kevlar helmet and night vision goggles for any sneak attacks.

Abuse me or could the directional fluid thing not be that funny? and I need a new one?

well i know the use fluids like that for almost every connection (maf sensor, shift motor, stuff like that), or someone came there over night and poured oil on it just to make you sound stupid? :banghead:

when you replenish your blinker fluid that there are three different types (red, amber, and clear) and

I thought the Red was for Firefighters only, and the clear is not illegal in most states jacks up the candle watt power to 1.5megs

Originally posted by poconosms1
I thought the Red was for Firefighters only

Not if you get the Class VII Specialized Fluid license. You can apply online, but you still need to send your own fluids (blood, stool, urine, and semen samples) thorugh regular mail.

Originally posted by DocVijay
Not if you get the Class VII Specialized Fluid license. You can apply online, but you still need to send your own fluids (blood, stool, urine, and semen samples) thorugh regular mail.

ROTFLMAO!! That was a good one Doc!

hey, while we're at it, anyone know where I can get a themostat for an air cooled 76 VW superbeatle?:D And I've also been looking for a valve cover for an 84 vette:p

Igottwo, what colour is the fluid? if its dark red its either blood or the steering fluid,.. or tranny fluid, dark red isnt a common fluid used for conductivity.

*cruises around branchburg looking for igottwo*

Any one wanna buy my 96 jeep wrangler? I'll cut you a good deal on it.

how much you figure for it?

lol Doug, waiting to see if anyone picks up. I also have a nice 86 CJ7 here as well:P

Originally posted by Muskrat
hey, while we're at it, anyone know where I can get a themostat for an air cooled 76 VW superbeatle?:D And I've also been looking for a valve cover for an 84 vette:p



The one for a Micro Bus works, and I have that valve cover but only in 1983 flavor!

I know this sounds dumb as dirt.....but it was an oily clear.
I even looked in the Ford Shop manual, I thought it maybe fluid from the tilt flange too.
In any case, the guy who is fixing the car is going to check it out .....cause something ozzed out that should not have.

Meanwhile, I have moved to a secret location ...still in full body armour ...waiting for my application for the witness protection program to come through
:D :D

Will someone please go onto rangerpowersports.com and get that damn bunny with a pancake on his head picture....please.:D

yeah, that's right, it's an 83 vette:p

Ya know, if the blinker fluid doesn't have the right API certification and causes some smoke to come out of the light, you can get rid of the smoke with a left handed smoke shifter. Remember, this is only a temporary solution until you find the right fluid.

now that is pathetic, left handed smoke shifter, i mean it didnt solve any of my problems..... maybe i should have bought a right hand one, or a clip on automatic one.

Well, you should have used triple-sided duck tape then... the one on the nwe first in, first out roll works best.

all this and no one thought to mention the glove box gaskets??? I'm shocked not only does changing them allow you to go an extra 1000 miles between oil changes it also adds up to 20 ricepower. And of course we all know the formula for stickers on the car is I square inch of sticker = 5 hp unless it is mis-spelled or misbadges the car then it is 10 hp

hmm come to think of it, the battery acid sending unit would probably need changing after 20 000miles, along with the windshield washer fluid catalytic converter.

themostat for an air cooled 76 VW superbeatle
Thats good :p

What about the Johnson Rod.......

Be absolutely sure to refill the VTEk tank for better boost, and remove you entire leaf pack in back for better handling.

Follow up: "pancake on head report" dash leak on 94 after accident

It did not look, feel or smell like ATM fluid but:

the fluid leaking under the dash 94 was at the speedometer, right where the cable connects...dripped all around steering column and to the mat

It is relatively easy to change your blinker fluids if you have the Fumoto drain valve. The model with the nipple allows you to use a hose and drain right into a container. The biggest problem with changing the fluid is finding a recycler to take it back. I had to wait until my towns Hazardous wasted day to get rid of mine...

i Just got my synthetic racing blinker fluid today and wow that along with the instalation of my Puertorican Stickers i must have gotten a 1000 hp Increase with 2000 more ft\lbs i put them on this drag racer built by ford


http://www.explorerforum.com/data/503/18335car2.jpg

ROFL :D :D :D

lol

The fluid coming from the steering column after your wife's accident, where she hit the steering wheel, could be BLOOD... :D

I have also seen where the electrical tape around a portion of the wiring harness had melted and dripped onto the carpet.

its a good post... but i still think my one about an upper double frammis for grinding smoke was better :-)

Originally posted by thudson
its a good post... but i still think my one about an upper double frammis for grinding smoke was better :-)

Of course you would, you started the thread. :D

I never saw that thread before... so is there someone as dumb as me here?

Don't forget to change your muffler bearings at the same time:D

oh great, not again...

yeah i made a post about an upper double frammis for grinding smoke. i would post the link for you but i am not on my computer and i am using a 56k modem and it takes 30 mins just to load the forum!

thank god for DSL!

im jealous now, dsl, sheesh

muffler bearings?? this sounds like the awsome preformance upgrade i did to my solid axel 4x4 fire fly. i put cement straight into the diff housing instead of getting some silly locker. man i get + traction all the time now. hey are the muffler bearings compatiple with the piston return springs? i figure if i shove one of them and a piston into my o pipe i can finally have a 4 cylinder

So cement is the trick, I kept putting plaster in ther and it wasn't holding up. I put dual muffler bearings in and now my X can out run jets.:D

Can the fluid going bad hurt other electrical things? I didn't know I had to change this. I have 70,000 miles, shoud I change it as a prevention measure? Or does it go bad later on? I haven't had any problems as of yet and don't want to get stranded on the side of the road without my blinkers working.

jets??? O WOW A JET SKI EXPLORER. i sure hope kaleCo gets in on these wonderous new muffler bearings. im still waiting for them to introduce the c pipe so you can get rid of those noisy turbos and get all the power

i reccommend doing a winker rotation between your tail lamps and front winkers, then upgrade to a no matenence black winker fluid for your brake lamps once they die.

Wow, you learn new things everyday! Who'da thunk it, that lights had fluid!? Carrrraaazzzyy Man.

You guys should upgrade to LED blinkers, then you don't have to change the fluid for years.

ya but then you have to remove you hydralic winker system and winker reserve tanks. also you have to buy an altenator instead of simply harnessing the power of your turbo cats eyes reflecting off the little light bulb under the hood. y would anyone do that??? then the turbo would lose its value and bring only power.