right side turnsignals not blinking

my right turnsignals on my 73 swinger dont blink and the indicator on the dash doesnt blink and the light is really weak i tried pulling the wires out of the connector that go to the switch and hotwiring it the indicator flashes and lights up bright when i hotwire it but it doesnt blink the turnsignal light anyone know what the problem might be? thanks alot