Jeff, let me take a look at the schematic.

At 09:44 AM 5/5/2010, Jeff Lincoln wrote:
>a) It's a relay of some kind

No, the 4-ways use the same flasher as the regular turn signals.

>b) It's the actual switch on the steering collumn

Possible.

>c) A fuse situation

Don't think so but I'll have to check.

The faint light may or may not mean anything much.  It takes an
incredibly small amount of juice to light an LED faintly.  Is it
raining where you are?

:)
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