Strange electrical gremlin, flasher relay runs constantly Options

[bbrock]

I like to think of myself as smarter than the average bear for chasing down electrical gremlins but this one has me stumped. My flasher relay suddenly started running whenever the key is on regardless of whether the turn signals or hazards are on. Weirdly, all of the lights work perfectly and as expected. Also weird is that I've done no work on anything remotely electrical so no clue what might have triggered this change. The flasher is the led compatible flasher modified per Spoke's instructions. As far as I can tell, all lights and everything electrical is working perfectly fine except for the constant annoying clicking of the relay. Luckily I can't hear it when the engine is running. Any ideas?

[bbrock]

Got it figured out... I think. I pulled the steering rack pan off to inspect the warning light switch on the MC. The wire boot was full of water which dumped out when I pulled it off. A pretty good clue of the problem. The problem seems to be that I didn't have the right size sleeving for the two switch wires when I put the harness together and there was a crease where the sleeve folded over to allow the boot to slip on that let water run down the harness into the boot and accumulate. I've driven the car exactly one time in a very heavy rain since getting it mobile and it was shortly after that when I noticed the relay ticking.

I verified that disconnecting the wire from the switch stopped the relay clicking, but even after drying everything off with a towel, it would start clicking again (but not light the light) when I reconnected the wire. I'm assuming water seeped into the switch creating a leak to ground. I sprayed the switch with brake cleaner trying to dry it out and then warmed it up with a heat gun to further dry. Still, reconnecting the wire triggered the relay. Next I sprayed the switch with electric contact cleaner and protectant and again heated with the gun. Still clicked. After reworking the sleeving with shrink wrap and liquid electrical tape to make sure the boot was water tight, I put everything back together with the intention of ordering a new switch. To my surprise after everything was back together, no relay clicking when I turned the key on (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif) Maybe the switch finally dried out enough to stop the leak.

If I wind up having to replace the switch, where is the best place to get one? Also, does brake fluid leak out when the switch is removed? i removed the switch on my old MC and still can't tell.

Thanks for all the help on this! At least the mystery is solved, and with luck, the problem is too. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)