[T3] Part Number Info Needed

[Craigs List]

And today......it works fine.

Some moisture must have soiled a ground or gotten somewhere it shouldn't.
Everything works as it should today.

VW made self-healing cars.

Amazing,

Adam



On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 9:12 PM, Craigs List <craigslistcsprings at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jim,
>
> Come to find out, the module with 7 or 10 terminals is the problem. My car
> has been converted to 12 volt, so the box I have under the dash is 211 953
> 227. They are about $60 on cip1.
>
> https://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-211-953-227-B
>
> We thought it was the relay mentioned above (311....), but we found out
> that the PO put that relay in for the fog lights. It was not the culprit.
>
> What prompted me to a problem was the fact that my blinkers went from a
> normal pace of blinking to a very rapid pace. This is usually the sign of
> one of you lights going out, but it was doing it for both directions. The
> further I drove the faster it got. I thought it might have been a voltage
> regulator going out and allowing the alternator to overcharge. This was not
> the case as proven by the tester showing that I was charging at around 14
> volts.
>
> When I was driving the 211 module would buzz. The blinkers were blinking
> at an unreal pace. I was driving in a pretty good rain. There is a chance
> that some water may have dripped into the module. Unlikely but it could
> have happened. For the drive home from my parents I pulled the fuse that
> was sending power to the unit and let that be for now.
>
> When I pulled the flasher handle the 211 module would click but not blink.
> When I did the blinkers they no longer would blink. I will test it more
> sometime this week. For now I will have to drive without blinkers. All
> other lights seem to work. I will look at the wiring diagram tomorrow and
> see what I am up against.
>
> Adam
>
> On Sun, Jun 21, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:
>
>> On 21 Jun 2015 at 12:05, Craigs List wrote:
>>
>> > 311 906 061
>> >
>> > Is this the correct part number for a blinker relay? My blinkers are
>> going
>> > through one of these and it went out today. My car is converted to 12v
>> and
>> > I thunk this might be a 6v relay.
>> >
>> > The info I find online says 311 906 061c is an option on this relay, but
>> > this one is 311 906 061 without the C.
>> >
>> > What relay do I need if this is not the right one?
>>
>> There were several different versions used in different years. Is
>> yours one of the ones with about a dozen terminals? If so, that's one
>> you REALLY didn't want to burn out on 12 V. There are 12 V versions
>> with a lot of terminals and then there are later 12 V ones with 3 or
>> 4 terminals, plus even later 12 V ones that have 3 terminals and plug
>> into the late fuse box.
>>
>> I don't know much about the ones with many terminals. I hear they are
>> really expensive and hard to find. Someone else may have better info.
>>
>> I don't know if it's reasonably possible to rewire your car to use
>> the 3-4 terminal styles that are cheap and readily available.
>>
>> --
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>> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
>> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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