My turn signals were not blinking?

Tiny
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1997 Buick Lesabre

My question is what is wrong with my turn signals? I noticed on Saturday (09/18/10) that my turn signals were not blinking. The lights would stay solid. I did check for a light to be burnt out but there was no lights burnt out. Later Saturday night I took the flasher fuse out of the fuse box for a little bit then pluged it back in. The car sat over night and the Sunday (09/19/10) morning the turn signal worked normal. Then yesterday (09/23/10) the turn signal stopped working again. I need to know what to do. I did buy a new fuse but the fuse that is in the car is square and the plugs do not match the round on that I bought from Auto Zone.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:00 AM

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Tiny
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Hazard Flasher Part no. 491391
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:09 AM
Tiny
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If this is happening equally to both sides, then it's likely a bad turn signal flasher. It may have two of them, one of hazards and one for turn signals.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:10 AM
Tiny
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Hazard light work fine though. I tested those and they flash fine. Also the fuse that is in the car does not match the fuse I bought for it. Unless I am not looking in the right place
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:35 AM
Tiny
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Your not looking for a fuse. Your looking for a flasher.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:39 AM
Tiny
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Ok I need to know where to look then.
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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 9:55 AM
Tiny
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On the top side of the sound insulator on the driver's side.


http://www.2carpros.com/forum/automotive_pictures/561653_Turn_signal_flasher_97_Lesabre_1.jpg

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Friday, September 24th, 2010 AT 10:17 AM
Tiny
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My hazard lights work but blinkers don't, how do I know if I need to replace the turn flasher( looks new ) or is it something else
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Thursday, March 6th, 2014 AT 7:18 AM
Tiny
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My hazard lights work but blinkers don't, how do I know if I need to replace the turn flasher( one looks new ). But looking up under the dashboard under the steering wheel it looks like another turn flasher also semi-new looking, neither are labled *turn flasher* or have the part no. 491391
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Thursday, March 6th, 2014 AT 10:56 AM

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