To find your flasher relay: 1) Turn on ignition 2) Turn on blinker 3) Touch relays until you feel the one that's clicking!
On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 12:52 AM, Robert Stewart <robertmstewart@mac.com>wrote: > Rob, > > Thanks the reply. This most definitely comes and goes. It sounds like it's > a weak electrical short but with a strange frequency I have never heard > before. Definitely not the any pressure/coolant etc. alarm sound. > > Which relay is the Turn signal unit? How might I test to see if a relay has > gone bad? > > The weird sound seems to be coming out of the speedometer to me or the > lights above the speedometer/odometer. Could they be burning out? > > Could it be the speedometer cable whining at high speed and just making a > noise? Could I somehow spray lubricant where it connects to the module in > the dash to solve it? > > Thanks, > Rob > > > On Feb 14, 2011, at 1:41 PM, Rob wrote: > > > I had my turn signal relay go bad not too long ago, I had odd buzzing > noises before it stopped working. A new relay got the turns to work again > and stopped the odd buzzing. > > > > Rob > > becida@comcast.net > > > > At 2/14/2011 10:21 AM, Robert Stewart wrote: > >> Hello Everyone, > >> > >> I am having a strange issue that you might have an idea what the heck it > is. > >> > >> I have an 88 Wolfsburg Automatic. It started to recently make a strange > static type sound coming from the Dash. Sort of sounds like a slight buzz, > it comes a goes. I have heard what electrical shorts sound like before and > it has a different sound. > >> > >> All the electrical components are working fine. It just starts and stops > on its own. > >> > >> I have a strange gremlin here, not sure what to make of it. > >> > >> Any ideas? > >> > >> Anyone heard of this before? > >> > >> I know this is a strange one diagnose but I thought I would give it a > try. > >> > >> Thanks in advance. > >> Robert > >> > >> Upstate NY > > >
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