My flashers work but emergency flashers only flash one side

> On Apr 4, 2015, at 10:39 AM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I don't know if model year makes a difference in this regard,
> but AFAIK, turn signals and emergency flashers share the same
> relay.
> 
> If it were me, I'd listen to the relay and see if it's making the noise
> and if issue happens only when turn signals used or for both
> signals and emergency flashers. Issue could be due to several things.
> 
> Longshot WAG:
> 
> If your van sat unused for some time,
> and battery were super low, if engine was off, maybe not enough power
> to operate the flashers so the relay might be struggling
> hence the noise? Does issue happen with engine running?
> 
> In Bentley, that relay appears to have a solid state part in it.
> IF that relay has a PCB, parts soldered, those solder joints do fail.
> This happened on my fancy 99 intermittent wiper relay.
> 
> Neil.
> 
>> On 4/4/15, C Snyder <titantic01@aol.com> wrote:
>> Thursday, on the way to take my van to get it restored, rust removed, paint
>> etc I had an occasion to use the emgencey flashers as the car I was
>> following (wife) had to stop on the side of a farm road. Anyway, when I
>> pushed the flasher switch, the red light came on and stayed steady and I
>> heard a funny noise so, turned it off in case it was getting hot.
>> 
>> My question is, does the emgencey flashers use the same flasher unit as the
>> turn signals or does it have it's own flasher unit just for the flashers?
>> 
>> Is their perhaps another reason the emgencey flashers were just staying on
>> and not flashing?
>> 
>> Thank you for any help on this matter.
>> 
>> Chris
> 
> 
> --
> Neil n
> 
> Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca>
> 
> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy>
> 
> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/>
> 
> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay>