I don't have an answer about the blinker issue, but the rundown on the
battery coudl be caused by the clock, which is a continuous draw unless
the battery is disconnected or the fuse is pulled.

Good luck.

John

John Rodgers
Clayartist and Moldmaker
88'GL VW Bus Driver
Chelsea, AL
Http://www.moldhaus.com

On 6/7/2011 8:54 PM, Jonathan Poole wrote:
> Howdy List,
>
> I have a question about the blinkers on my '83 AC Westy.  With the key off I
> can hear the blinker relay clicking if I hit the blinker switch on the
> column, and I also see the appropriate set of blinkers blinking outside of
> my van.  I do not see the blinker indicator blinking on the instrument
> cluster however.  If I disconnect the starting battery the blinking and
> clicking stops which rules out a cross-connection with the house batteries,
> I think.  Also, if I disconnect the plug from the back of the ignition
> switch the blinkers/relays still blink/click so I don't think that it's a
> problem with the switch.
>
> I've also noticed that my starting battery has been running down if the van
> sits for more than a week or so which has me motivated to try to track this
> down.  I wanted to find out if any of this blinker activity is normal on
> other vans, like the flasher clicking when the key is off, though I don't
> expect that it is.  Looking at the diagram I was unable to determine much,
> but wondered if they blinkers aren't supposed to have some power so that the
> emergency flashers work, or if there is a problem due to the improper
> bridging of these circuits somewhere.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jonathan Poole
>
>