Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> writes:

> I had occasion to use the flashers yesterday while jockeying three
> vehicles among two parking spaces and noticed that the left (driver's)
> side lights were not working.� Figuring the turns signals were out I
> tested them and found both right and left side turn signals work, each
> side blinking normally but not both together when in the emergency
> mode.� Has anyone encountered this on his/her van and isolated the
> cause of the problem?

I don't know how they are wired but I'd suspect the flasher switch.  It
is a switch that is rarely used, so it's possible that it has corroded
internally and is not closing all the circuits that it needs to.

Try operating the switch a few dozen times and see if the problem clears
up.

Allan
-- 
1991 Vanagon GL