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Subject:Blinkers work, no emergency flashers
From:Mike South
Date:Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:47:26 -0500

Hi,

85 westy automatic that has been converted to manual.

Trying to diagnose this thing right now.  Blinkers work fine on both sides.
 Turning on the emergency flasher switch does nothing.

I have put in a second battery kit and a headlight relay kit, so it's
likely that I've done something there that messed it up.

I put a voltmeter on the red wires leading into the back of the flasher
switch, nothing.  That doesn't seem like it could be right.

Looking at the fuses and wires and stuff, I see a few anomalies.  One fuse
has some corrosion at both contacts.  I tried sandpapering those off and
replacing it, but I'm in doubt about it.  I don't think that fuse is on the
critical path for this, but I would be remiss not to mention it.

There is also a place way on the right hand side of the fuse assembly where
there are two fuses separately under a square clear plastic cover.  On the
back side of that, one of the connector spades has nothing connected to it.
 I don't remember if it was always like that or what.

Probably best if I put up some pictures and definitively identify more of
this, but I thought this might be enough information for people to suggest
a few places to look.

Hopefully I'll get some pictures up shortly.  Until then, if someone has
ideas, I'm all ears.

My Bentley is currently misplaced, but a kind list member has scanned and
sent me the relevant pages.  I'm on my way out to start poking around now.

mike