To find your flasher relay:

1)  Turn on ignition

2)  Turn on blinker

3)  Touch relays until you feel the one that's clicking!

On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 12:52 AM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>wrote:

> Rob,
>
> Thanks the reply. This most definitely comes and goes. It sounds like it's
> a weak electrical short but with a strange frequency I have never heard
> before. Definitely not the any pressure/coolant etc. alarm sound.
>
> Which relay is the Turn signal unit? How might I test to see if a relay has
> gone bad?
>
> The weird sound seems to be coming out of the speedometer to me or the
> lights above the speedometer/odometer. Could they be burning out?
>
> Could it be the speedometer cable whining at high speed and just making a
> noise? Could I somehow spray lubricant where it connects to the module in
> the dash to solve it?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob
>
>
> On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Rob wrote:
>
> > I had my turn signal relay go bad not too long ago, I had odd buzzing
> noises before it stopped working. A new relay got the turns to work again
> and stopped the odd buzzing.
> >
> > Rob
> > becida@comcast.net
> >
> > At 2/14/2011 10:21 AM, Robert Stewart wrote:
> >> Hello Everyone,
> >>
> >> I am having a strange issue that you might have an idea what the heck it
> is.
> >>
> >> I have an 88 Wolfsburg Automatic. It started to recently make a strange
> static type sound coming from the Dash. Sort of sounds like a slight buzz,
> it comes a goes. I have heard what electrical shorts sound like before and
> it has a different sound.
> >>
> >> All the electrical components are working fine. It just starts and stops
> on its own.
> >>
> >> I have a strange gremlin here, not sure what to make of it.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Anyone heard of this before?
> >>
> >> I know this is a strange one diagnose but I thought I would give it a
> try.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance.
> >> Robert
> >>
> >> Upstate NY
> >
>

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Jake

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