American car indicator/brake wiring

[UTERUS]

So the indicators on lees fiddy one no longer flash for themselves.

I've never had anything to do with the kind of setup where it uses the brake lights as indicators.

I did however, find this diagram, would all old stz be wired this way?

[peteretep]

you need to find out how the stop lamp isolating relay and the flasher unit works

surely you can go to a hotrod shop and get a new one?

[Hemi]

yea if they have stopped flashing surely its the relay that does that thats at fault?

[Leebo3]

Did some more prodding, it's not even wired that way so disregard that.

Might just be shitting connections so i'll give that a holla tomorrow.

edit: it's uterus

[UTERUS]

Shitty connection/wiring, whoever wired this needs to die.

[David]

Good luck.

A lot of 1951 American Cars didn't have factory indicators.

So It would be often up to who ever, to rig a system up at a later date.

Does it not flash in both left and right?

There is two basic ways I've seen in the past to retro fit a system.

1. Use a double pole/change over type indicator switch

2. Or a single pole indicator switch with a relay atached to it.

[UTERUS]

Yea fixed it, shit connections/i should have known. It's not like i'm a sparky or anything.

Looks like a single pole indicator with drop out relay to switch off the brake lights under braking.

Cbf thinking about it anymore, it works and i'm happy.