Mk1 RSi indictor/alarm issue!!

[oli_the_thread]

Please help
I have just bought a mk1 RSi but when im NOT driving the car and its parked up
(off and locked etc), the hazzard lights just turn themselves on and flash for a few minutes, as soon as I push the unlock/alarm button on the key they turn off
Am I right in thinking the haz lights need to be cut/removed from the alarm box?
If so how do I do this? where is it etc?
please help as it seems to be draining my battery and I'm having to get a jump start every morning and after work!

 

[oli_the_thread]

I've just noticed also that its not a consistent flashing, its more like
flash-flash--pause--flash-flash--pause--flash-flash etc

 

[KEVRSI]

sounds like short somwhere , check all your fuses , if you have the immobiliser with the central locking then check the central locking seensor , the sunroofs always leek into these and basicall they fry , it could be shorting at 1 of the resistor at the front. To get this off prise the cover off with a screww driver be careful, then the whole unit will ddrop out , if it still has the front cover on it covering the sensor unclip it and inspect the electronics.
If you need a new 1 its #42 for a new one but you may have to pay to get your key programmed to.
make sure your battery and worst case alternator are sound if your unsure get someone at a garage to check the voltage output with a meter.
let me know how you get on as i have had massive wiring problems with the clio , basically had to remove the immobiliser and rewire the full car from the loom to the engine.

 

[oli_the_thread]

Having the alarm off seems to stop the hazard light problem, but the battery is still draining :S
I've put the multi-meter on it and its reading 13V when OFF! and around 13.5 when running. The car was stood for quite some time before I bought it, possibly just a case of the battery being knackered?