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[LilBeaver]

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( What am I going to do with the radio I bought out of a wrecked '03 Venture when I thought mine was ruined?) Now every thing works like always except the emergency flashers, turn signals work fine, the fuse marked signals is OK. Any thoughts on this before tear into it and start buying parts I don't need?

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Howdy and welcome.

 

1) You say your emergency flashers do not work but your turn signals do. I believe this pairs the problem down to one or two things. The turn signals and 'hazard/emergency flashers' have SEPARATE relays. I believe the emergency flasher relay is inside the front fairing on the right side (brake lever side) -- but it has been a while since I have checked this so you can verify this in the service manual (I do not have my copy handy otherwise I would look it up for you). The other option is that it is something wrong with the handlebar switch itself. The switch can be tested with a multimeter and the electrical diagrams (available in service manual, or better yet, a full color VERY WELL put together set from dingy -- available in the 2nd gen tech library).

 

If you need more info on how to go about testing this just say so

 

2) What to do with your radio... Well, if it were me I'd put it up for sale. You might have to sit on it for a while but that's how it goes sometimes. A while back I had to buy a handlebar controller then a radio unit to fix a problem I had and it turned out that my original handlebar unit was fine. I sold my replacement within a few weeks to another member here. ~$300 for a replacement radio is nothing compared to the 1200+ for a NEW one.

 

Again, welcome to the site!!

 

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