Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:17:58 -0800
Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
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'87 Westy. I almost posted the year in the original post but figured it probably made no difference. I should know by now that it matters to someone, somewhere, always. No criticism intended. Also, van is in Richmond VA, Scott.
I wondered about the flasher relay and about the turn signal relay and how they might be contributing to this; if one or the other has a separate circuit that activates the bulb/LED when the exterior lights work or if that would be too complicated. Too complicated for VW? What could I have been thinking?
Stephen
--- On Mon, 11/15/10, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
From: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
Subject: Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
To: "Stephen Grisanti" <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 10:01 AM
What year?
The wiring circuit for the turn indicator on the dash can seem
mystifying. That is primarily because it works OPPOSITE to the turn
signal bulbs on the outside. During flashing, when the dash bulb blinks
-on- the outside bulbs blink -off-.
If you have an 86+ try pulling the flasher relay. Then try the turn
signals with the key on and see if the dash bulb works.
Mark
Stephen Grisanti wrote:
> Okay, when the high beam indicator stopped working a few months ago I replaced the bulb and that fixed it. When the turn signal indicator on the dash stopped working a few weeks back I figured it was the bulb also and would eventually replace it as well. However, over the weekend I had occasion to use the four-way flashers and the bulb for the signals worked for that, but does not when used simply for a left or right turn.
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> I honestly can't recall if before the failure the bulb did actually work for the four-ways, but it does now in addition to the four-way switch lighting up. Interestingly, the bulb lights for the four-way when the key is off but not when the key is on. Turn signals, of course, only work with the key on but the bulb does not work for them. Signal lights at all four corners work when they're supposed to for both the flashers and the signals. What gives?
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