Emergency flashers

[Ken Sair]

We lost the driver side wiper blade the other day in a downpour. Got to the side of the road safely. I turned on the emergency flashers and shut off the engine. 6-7 minutes later the flashers stopped working. Restarted the engine and again activated the emergency flashers. Same thing, several minutes later the flashers stopped working. I checked and the switch was properly on. Thi?

Tx Ken. (Branson bound)

[Edward Buker]

Try changing the flasher module/unit it may be heat sensitive and as it warms from use quits working.

Later Ed

[Joel Ashley]

The flasher is likely on a plate with other accessible components just under the dash access panel above the instrument panel.

But when something similar happened to us (inconsistent flashing), and I replaced it with no difference, BCS found it was a loose breaker connection in the electrical bay.  The breaker also was the wrong size, a 5 amp where a 20 should be;  that would give the same symptoms you are having - an overheating circuit breaker.  There may be an unused 10 or 20 amp breaker on your buss you can use.  In our case a 20 amp breaker was about $3, but the tech's time to find the problem - $65.

-Joel

[Edward Buker]

Joel,

Good point, thermal breakers could give this symptom also. I would find the one used and change it out to test it given they are not very expensive.

Later Ed

[Ken Sair]

Thanks all. Arrived safely in Branson. Will check those items soonest. Thanks again. Ken