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Subject:Re: Turn signal won't work at all
From:thewestyman
Date:Sat, 23 Feb 2019 11:52:47 -0800

The winner is; Rich from San Diego
Yes Rich, it was the emergency flasher.  When I was reading your message, I
thought, it can't be, the flasher went on when I was connecting the battery.
But I went out and checked and yes, the flasher did not operate well.  I
moved it a few times and now all works fine.  Thank you very much.  I owe
you.
Zoltan

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Koerner
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2019 11:21 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Turn signal won't work at all

Since you removed dash, you also removed the instrument cluster; and to do
that, you had to disconnect the emergency flasher switch.  I know that the
emergency flasher and the turn signal switch are all part of one system.
I've had intermittent turn signal problems that were solved by cleaning of
emergency flasher switch contacts (spray contact cleaner into switch then
rapidly operated like 50 times).  Maybe it's even something as simple as the
connector on back of flasher switch not solidly attached.  Worth a try
anyway.
RichSan Diego

    On Saturday, February 23, 2019, 11:07:54 AM PST, thewestyman
<zolo@FOXINTERNET.NET> wrote:

Hi to all,

‘86 Weekender 2.1, A/C

I have worked on the heater system, took the dash out, changed the blower
motor.

Now, while everything works, but the turn signal won’t.  The green light
comes up on the dash, but it won’t do the intermittent, and there is no
clicking from the relay.  None of the turn signal lights come on.
Changed the #21 relay but it is not the faulty item.  That relay works in
other cars.

I’m baffled.  Did not work on any of this area that would do this.  And I
have never seen this kind of thing.

I can’t think of what could be wrong with it when it was working fine
before.

Anyone?

Zoltan