Recycle the Four Way Flasher Switch a few times..
I've seen doing that make the turn signals work again.

Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 3:59 PM
Subject: Re: Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic

> With the headlight switch or ignition switch off it is normal for the high
> beams to turn on when the lever is raised and turn off when it is
> released.
> It is designed this way. The high beam portion is completely separate from
> the turn signal part. Since the turn signal lever is trying to do
> something
> look at the emergency flasher switch then next step is bulbs and grounds.
> Most likely something under the dash has come undone.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jim Felder
> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2012 1:57 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Turn signal woes--91 GL automatic
>
> I saw something like this posted within the last two weeks, but can't find
> it. The turn signals do not operated at all on my daughter's 91 GL. The
> turn
> signal LED stays on but is very dim; this is all the time. If I run the TS
> lever to operate the signals, the light becomes permanently bright as long
> at the stalk is "on." If I click on the brights, the bright LED will
> momentarily illuminate but will turn off as soon as the lever is released.
> This makes me think the problem is in the stalk/switch assembly.
>
> However, I have pulled the TS fus and that does nothing the change the
> state
> of the dimly glowing turn signal light.
>
> My brother and his son and I pulled the dash over Christmas holidays to
> put
> a replacement heater box in, but the signals were working OK after that.
>
> ??
>
> Jim