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Here's the deal - I bought an 81 240d several months ago and I've slowly worked thru many repairs with the help of this site. One thing that has totally baffled me is the electrical issues with the turn signal and hazards (I'm admittedly electrically challenged though).

My turn signals and hazards will work fine, for maybe for 5-6 seconds....and then stop (but stay lit). Sometimes, they won't flash at all. From what I can gather here, my model has both the flasher relay and hazards in the same expensive unit (and no seperate relay just foward of the shifter). I've checked ALL the bulbs and ALL the fuses...no problems there. Logically, I'd just replace the switch...but the PO gave me all his records and he replaced the switch in 2006? The switch looks brand new too...no soda or other gunk caked on it either, as I've pulled it out, fiddled with it, cleaned the prongs on the connection, etc.

Could this be a ground issue? The ground near the right headlamp is fine but I haven't gotten to the dash ground yet. I have no other electric problems though. I suppose I can't rule out that the 2006 part is faulty....but I want to make sure before I spend $90 replacing a relatively new part.

Many thanks for any insight..

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1981 240d - 135k - Arlene