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Dad's van...... 1988.
The indicators work fine, the hazards don't at all, when the switch is put to on the switch doesn't light up and the green light on the dash flashes on & off erratically, the relay clicks like mad same as the dash light.
All the other lights work ok, the relay is ok cos we changed that with mine and it was fine.

Any clues? Seems like a loose wire type thing but can't find anything wrong.

it sounds like a faulty hazard switch or bad connection onto it.

Thanks Andy, looks like I'll be taking it apart this weekend!

Cate wrote:Thanks Andy, looks like I'll be taking it apart this weekend!

At least its a nice easy to get to part.

yeah! that makes a change, and I wont even have to get oily and mucky, nice clean electrics! apart from the dust and muck behind the dash of course, will have to get dad to dust it first....

Cate wrote: Seems like a loose wire type thing but can't find anything wrong.

Mine did exactly that - it was a loose wire type thing

The connection in question was the earth wire (or was it the other one? There are only two, it has to have been one of them) at the switch, and it kept pulling apart while putting the switch/warning light back in the dash, so fooled me for a bit until I took the switch out completely and then tried it - hey, presto, flashing orange lights all round!

Just like when the RAC come to give the van a tow

Thanks guys

Cate, I have a hazard warning switch on ebay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... %3AIT&rd=1

May be of use to you

Not been checked, don't even know why I had it, but there you go!

Thanks BB, so far I have resisted all attempts to be sucked in to the ebay phenomena, but if you find another bear me in mind!