Fast turn signal blinker, what the....?

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

I have that same problem on my drivers side rear and it screws up the brake
lights too.


On 9/25/06, Craig Steiner <steiner_ca@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'll second the grounding issue.  My '88 has started this recently with no
> bulbs being changed out in years.  If I hit a bump or turn hard enough,
> the
> blinker goes back to normal.  Doesn't do it all the time so it's a bitch
> to
> find.  I think it might be somewhere near the tail lights though.  While
> searching for the ground I bumped the tail light assembly and the blinking
> went back to normal.
>
> Craig
> '88 Alpine White 16V
>
>
> >From: Daun Yeagley <vwdaun@yahoo.com>
> >To: "David Winchell, II" <xavsbud@sprynet.com>,"'John C. Worden'"
> ><johncworden@verizon.net>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: RE: Fast turn signal blinker, what the....?
> >Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 05:11:53 -0700 (PDT)
> >
> >
> >
> >--- "David Winchell, II" <xavsbud@sprynet.com> wrote:
> >
> > > One of your bulbs is incorrect.  The relay uses the
> > > resistance from the bulb
> > > to determine if a light is functioning correctly or not.
> >
> >That, or a bad ground.  (I know, like these cars have
> >grounding issues??)
> >
> >
> >Daun Yeagley - Wilmington Ohio
> >'80 Scirocco                 '81 Scirocco S 16v to be?
> >'86 Scirocco 8v              '88 Scirocco 16v
> >'88 Scirocco Slegato (Gino!) '96 Passat GLX Wagon
> >'56 Cessna 172
> >The first rule of intelligent tinkering is to save all the parts -
> >Ehrlich's Law.
> >
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)