Check the left front light bulb. It is possible that corrosion got into the
socket and screwed things up. It is also possible that someone (probably
someone sneaking around your van at night, hint , hint) put a single
filament bulb in the front turn signal socket. ;)

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
>Reply-To: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Strange electric problem!!!
>Date: Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:00:23 -0500
>
>Gentremen's...
>
>Van is an 83 Air-Cooled.
>Parking light ON, rear left flasher goes ON????????????????????
>
>Any other way, everything is fine with the flasher, but if i put the
>parking
>light ON, left flasher stay on and doesn't blink if i try to.
>
>Of course i did check every wire in the back (both side) and on the main
>light switch unit....still!!!
>
>So anyway....rear left flasher light problem, stays on everytime the main
>switch is on the park position.
>
>Anyone with a similar problem????
>
>Best regards, Ben
>http://www.benplace.com/