It is not so weird. That switch can sit in one position for years
untouched. This allows the open contacts to get dirty or such and then
when you close the switch you can have a bad connection. That switch has
2 sets of contacts, one for each side of the van.

I have had to work that switch back and forth a few times on other
Vanagons before it functioned.

Mark

Matthew Snook wrote:
> Voo-Doo, that's what I call it.
>
> It worked.  Weird.  While one part of me doesn't care, and I'm just glad the
> "fix" was so simple, another part of me wants to know _why_.  Why do strange
> rituals like rocking the button back and forth make things go again?  It
> doesn't seem right.  If things were _really_ working correctly, this sort of
> behavior shouldn't affect anything at all!  Oh, well.
>
> Next time I hear a strange noise coming from somewhere, I'll just rock the
> switch back and forth again. :)
>
> Matt
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Drillock
> Subject: Re: blinkered
>
> Try rocking your emergency flasher switch firmly back and forth about 20
> times. If that does not fix it, remove and reconnect the wiring plug on
> the back of it. If that does not fix it get another switch.
>
> Mark
>