wierd flasher problem

[hazards_golf74]

wierd flasher problem well it works when it rains but not when its dry any help would help

[Peter Jones]

Your Flasher can is filling up with water and has corroded internally.

Fix the leaks at the base of your windscreen and raintray and replace the flasher can.

Alternatively put drain holes in your flasher can. (Works for me!)

Pete

[hazards_golf74]

silly question but wat is flaser can and where is it??

[Peter Jones]

The flasher can is one of the black cubes plugged into the fuse box below the glove box. The rest of the cubes are relays which might also be filling up with water. The Flasher can is the one with only three (maybe 2) pins on the base when you unplug it.

You might be able to salvage yours by prising the cover off and dousing the insides with WD40.

Pete

[Peter Jones]

Oh - to answer your first question , The Flasher can is a special type of relay that automatically turns on and off it's output to make the indicators flash when power is applied to it via the turn indicator lever.

Pete

[hazards_golf74]

in that case i already try a new one in but it still didn t work

[gtimk5]

Might well be a crook fuse box. Its a well known problem. I have a newie here if you are interested.
Andrew

[hazards_golf74]

Might well be a crook fuse box. Its a well known problem. I have a newie here if you are interested.
Andrew

is there a way of testing it???

[ValveBounce]

Have you tried finding where you can and cant find power.
Follow the power from point to point if you can, eliminating each part untill ya get to the crook spot (no power). Dont spend money till ya really sure its that part.
You could even eliminate using the fuse box to operate the lights if you wire up the fuses and relay temporarily.

[hazards_golf74]

i haven t yet i ve got power at the at the flasher unit and i ve try a new one and that did nothing, i ll go in to more detail wat happen when you turn the indicator on, it puts the dash light on and thats it doesn t flash nothing. the hazards don t work either.