Mark:

Thanks for the specific instructions.  Unfortunately, only the one filament
is lighting up as far as I can see.

Anything else you can suggest?  I assume the "fast light" is due to some
extra current draw on that side?

Thanks!
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Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2003 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?

> Ok, start here. Remove front left side lens and look very closely right
> at the bulb filaments. Make sure that only one filament is lighting when
> the left signal is flashing and the parking lights are off. It is a 2
> filament bulb with the other filament for the parking light. If both are
> lighting even slightly during turn signal operation there is a ground
> problem for that fixture.
>
> Next question, does the behavior change when the parking lights are on?
> Looking at all 4 corners at night do any of the other lights dim or
> blink when they should not?
>
> Mark
>
>
> Tom Young wrote:
> >
> > Hi all:
> >
> > I've been trying to get my blinkers working right and not having any
luck.
> > Here's the situation.
> >
> > Right turn signals work, blinking at "regular" speed.
> > Left turn signals work, blinking at "fast" speed.
> > Emergency flashers don't work.  Green turn signal indicator light in
dash
> > comes on steady, external lights stay off, red emergency flasher light
(in
> > the switch itself) doesn't light.
> >
> > Here's what I've tried:
> >
> > New bulbs front and rear.  No change.
> > Removed and reinstalled all the ground clips to the left and above the
fuse
> > panel, removed and reinstalled the flasher unit, removed and reinstalled
the
> > ground clip in the steering column.  No change.
> > Switched emergency flasher switch from one vehicle to the other.  No
change.
> >
> > I'm not good enough at reading wiring diagrams to really be able to
figure
> > out what's going on here.  I suppose I could also swap flasher units
from
> > one vehicle to the other, but I don't think that's really an issue.
> >
> > Anybody have any other thoughts about what's at fault here?
> >
> > TIA.
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> > Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> > Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
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>