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Paul Clay
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 11:16 am: | 
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Problem:
Recently, while traveling highly corrugated/wash board roads at moderate speeds, all of the turn signals start flashing in unison. The light flashing is similar to that of the hazard lights, however, the hazard light switch has not been tripped, nor is the hazard light warning light illuminated. To stop the flashing lights, The Ignition must be turned off and then the engine must be restarted. The lights will only stop flashing, when the ignition key is turned to start the engine.
Questions:
1) What the heck is going on?
2) Assuming that this is not a "feature", what can be done to fix it?
Thanks for your help.
Cheers,
Paul |
Ho Chung (Ho)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 11:57 am: |
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it's a feature.
there are sensors that are triggered after a roll over for the lights go 
the information is in the owners manual. |
Disco_Dad
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 12:31 pm: |
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I cought some air in my D1 at Los Coyotes a few months ago and on impact the flashers started. I always wondered what caused that. Thanks Ho |
M. K. Watson (Lrover94)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 03:54 pm: |
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no kidding! |
Axel Haakonsen (Axel)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 04:25 pm: |
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I don't think it's a feature. This is the best explanation I have found:
http://www.lrx.com/forum/messages/9035.html |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 09:19 pm: |
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WHen my buddyu would lock his diffs sometimes his hazards lights would activate... |
E Snyder
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 09:33 pm: |
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Phillip, that's just the joy that is Lucas Electronics. |
michel
| | Posted on Saturday, March 02, 2002 - 11:56 pm: |
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Ho is correct it is a feature, first the hazard lights go off, then the fuel pump shuts off. Now there was a problem with this feature of course...some are set too sensitive so they need to be adjusted.
Michel |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 12:27 am: |
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Yall use the term lucas alot..I thought everything was bosch |
Axel Haakonsen (Axel)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 08:10 am: |
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Michel, you are talking about the inertia switch. That's a feature which works the way you describe. The flashers go off, and the fuel pump shuts off. You reset the switch, and go on your marry way. But there are issues with the alarm relays as well. I have had the same thing happen on my Disco a couple of times, I go fast over washboards, or hit a rock to hard, and the flashers go off, while the fuel pump doesn't, and the car keeps running fine. I have to shut it off and restart the engine to reset the flashers when this happens. |
michel
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 12:42 pm: |
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They all do that axel, not just yours. I used to get it a lot with the stock suspension, after the HD suspension, I haven't had it. No bottoming out.
I'm sure the first phase of the inertia swicht is it thinks you hit someone, and puts on the flashers.
Michel |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 04:29 pm: |
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Phillip,
Bosch is German for Lucas.
LOL, J/K!!!!! 
While BMW owned LR, they began using more and more Bosch in place, but most of it is still Lucas. Look at the back of your key-fob... Look at the factory ignition wires... I can't say much about DIIs, but my '99 DI is full of Lucas.... VSS, MAF, TPS, ignition coils, etc. etc. etc. I think that the DII does have a lot more Bosch than mine, but I'm sure that there is still "Lucas inside"....
-L |
Phillip Perkinson (R0ver4x4)
| | Posted on Sunday, March 03, 2002 - 06:38 pm: |
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thats why germans drink cold beeer is cause thier refrigerators are made by Bosch |
bryannusc
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 01:58 am: |
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Who is this Lucas? I thought he made Star Wars? |
Leslie N. Bright (Leslie)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 09:37 am: |
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LOL....
Joseph Lucas, the Prince of Darkness...
Lucas was/is the maker of electrics for automobiles in England. British electrics have a habit of becoming quirky with age. MG, Triumph, Land Rovers, Jaguar, etc. etc. any of the classic British marquees are known for their "odd" behavior when it comes to their electrical systems.
So, Lucas has become an easy (and somewhat deserved) target for British car jokes.
Honest truth, as far as Land Rovers go... any other vehicle that has gone through what an old Series Land Rover has lived through, would be in the junkyard. It's not that Lucas electrics are bad, per se, but that in many cases, the vehicles are owned by enthusiasts who are keeping the vehicles on the road long past the point where other manufacturers' electrical systems would also have started to have similar trouble.
Surf the web a bit, and you'll find pages dedicated to Lucas, the Prince of Darkness...
-L
"Lucas: Gentlemen should not motor about after dark" |
Paul Clay
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 06:17 pm: |
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Thanks for the info on the original post. How difficult (in terms of physical access) is it to remove the relay, per MIke's cross post on LRX? Are there any undesired effercts or removing this relay?
Cheers,
Paul |
Jeff Bieler (Mrbieler)
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:03 pm: |
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I think the web site best sums up Lucas Electrics:
http://members.tripod.com/~tcotrel/lucas.html |
JMcD
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:21 pm: |
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I Love it!!! Absolutley Love it!! Nice one Jeff!! Why do the Brits drink warm beer? |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Monday, March 04, 2002 - 08:23 pm: |
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Duh!! |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:28 am: |
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because they don't drink piss beer Bud and we need it to be as cold as possible to num our taste buds.
go big or go home!!
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gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:30 am: |
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because they don't drink piss beer Bud and we need it to be as cold as possible to numb our taste buds.
go big or go home!!
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gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:30 am: |
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because they don't drink piss beer Bud and we need it to be as cold as possible to numb our taste buds.
go big or go home!!
ps: i know it ain't british, but it's damn good. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:33 am: |
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opps. sorry about that. not sure how that happened.
guess my PC is just trying to make a point. |
Jeff Bieler (Mrbieler)
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 11:34 am: |
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Or it's a Lucas PC... |
Germán
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 05, 2002 - 05:00 pm: |
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This blinking is a feature, and is described in the user manual. Additionally, if your safety door locks are pushed, the five buttons unlock at the same time, and you experiment special terror effects...
Mine did this one time as i falled in an unespected cut in the sand due by rainwater (height approx 15cm=6")
Greetings from Argentina |
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