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Subject:Re: Left Turn Signal Blinks Fast
From:jimt
Date:Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:25:17 -0700

On 3/23/05 21:04, "Robert Fisher" <refisher@MCHSI.COM> wrote:

> I find it interesting that all these people (like me) have this problem or
> related problems and have just been living with it ('til now) instead of
> bringing it up and breaking up the tire threads. : )
> I also find it strange that all the resident geniuses have been mum about
> the solution thus far. Normally we'd have four competing fixes and a couple
> of conspiracy theories by now.
> My turn signal indicator stays on dimly all the time. When I use the turn
> signal, it sometimes just gets brighter, without blinking. Sometimes it
> blinks very fast, sometimes normally. Sometimes when I turn the wheel the
> horn blats and the wipers go for a turn, which confuses my kids because they
> know that wipers mean rain... so they look for the non-existent rain. My
> brake fuse blows periodically.
> I just figure that I'm gonna have to go through the wiring in the steering
> column piece by piece and set everything to rights and see if it gets me
> anything.
> Should only take about a day and a half, right?
> 
> Cya
> Robert
> 

I havent had that problem unless the lights were burnt out.  But I had a
bunch of strange light problems with the van that I cleared up by just
cleaning all the contacts in the light housings. (except one I had to
replace.  It fell apart when cleaned.)
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