Date:         Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:39:02 -0500
Reply-To:     Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
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From:         Allan Streib <streib@CS.INDIANA.EDU>
Subject:      Re: 4-way flashers, halfway
Comments: To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <871002.46409.qm@web110601.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> (Stephen
              Grisanti's message of "Sun\, 22 Nov 2009 08\:19\:12 -0800")
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Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM> writes:

> I had occasion to use the flashers yesterday while jockeying three
> vehicles among two parking spaces and noticed that the left (driver's)
> side lights were not working.  Figuring the turns signals were out I
> tested them and found both right and left side turn signals work, each
> side blinking normally but not both together when in the emergency
> mode.  Has anyone encountered this on his/her van and isolated the
> cause of the problem?

I don't know how they are wired but I'd suspect the flasher switch.  It
is a switch that is rarely used, so it's possible that it has corroded
internally and is not closing all the circuits that it needs to.

Try operating the switch a few dozen times and see if the problem clears
up.

Allan
-- 
1991 Vanagon GL