[Vwdiesel] no turn signals 81 pickup

[Dave Cook]

VW has done it that way for some time.  I fixed a friend's New Beetle's turn signals by removing, cleaning, and greasing the hazard switch on it.

Dave Cook
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--- On Thu, 5/22/08, Erik Lane <eriklane at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Erik Lane <eriklane at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] no turn signals 81 pickup
> To: "vw fans" <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 4:38 PM
> I want to second and third the recommendation to check that
> hazard
> switch. I had some really bad contacts inside the switch
> and it
> stopped things from working right. This was on a car that
> had been
> sitting for a while. If I remember right the wires from the
> turn
> signal actually go through the hazard switch and contacts
> there before
> going down to the relay on the fuse panel. Took me a bit of
> studying
> the system the first time I ran across a problem like this
> before I
> found that connection.
> 
> Erik
> 
> On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 7:49 PM, Gary Bangs
> <gbangs at cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> > Check the connectors behind the fuse block. Sometimes
> they work loose
> > and cause wierd flashing. At least that is what I have
> seen and
> > experienced. I just reach up and squeeze them together
> with my left hand
> > and it seems to do the trick.
> >
> > -Gary
> >
> > Will Taygan wrote:
> >> Looked at an 81 pickup today, wipers work, hazards
> work, turn signals
> >> just glow green.  I swapped out a bunch of relays
> and tested fuses, but
> >> didn't find the culprit.  Next step is to
> clean up the grounds.  I feel
> >> like I've been here before , but can't
> remember what I did last time.
> >> Maybe the bulbs?!?!  Is there anything else easy I
> could check?
> >>
> >> Will.
> >>
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