Passenger side blinker not working, After replacing the melted wire. Options

[Alphaogre]

So, on my 1970 914-4 I had an issue of fuse's blowing when I went to use the passenger side blinkers, or use the emergency blinkers. The drivers side blinkers work perfect. I thought I found the reason as I found the wire going from the switch in the steering column to the plug in the main wiring harness had gotten fried and wire was exposed. So I replaced that wire and now when I turn on the passenger side blinkers, it is no longer blowing the fuse, but they are also no blinking. I don’t see that wire melted anywhere else on its way to the fuse board, so now I'm con-fuse-ed. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

So my questions are, do you think that the wire ruined the passenger side blinker relay, or the part that physically makes them blink? (turn the power on and off to make the light bulbs "blink")
What should I also check and look in to for the blinkers?

Thanks!

[Alphaogre]

The melted section was just in the steering column, as far as I could tell, it only melted from the switch on the steering column to the 12 pin plug where the steering column wires meet the main harness. I though maybe since the steering column is metal, then maybe this wire just chaffed and then that's where the short came from. As far as I can tell the female end of the 12 pin plug and its wire that was inline with the melted wire is not melted.

The lights on all four corners will turn on, when they are being a running light. So they light up and can get power just the passenger side will not blink. The fuse no longer blows when I put on the passenger blinkers, but at the same time nothing happens. When I turn the running lights on they all are on and the P side will not blink off to make a blinking right turn indication. When the running lights are off, and you turn on the P side blinkers, they will not blink on. With the steering wheel off, I can see it seems to be making the same contact that the D side blinkers are making when you move the blinker leaver up and down.

Also, when I pull the hazard lights nob, the fuse for that switch is still blowing.
The hazards switch has two wires which are black with a white stripe and are 2 in to 1 when connecting to the emergency switch, when this is connected it does not blow the fuse, and the driver side blinkers will flash as hazard lights (not the p side). The other set is black with a green stripe, this is also 2 wires in to 1 when connecting to the switch and when these are connected, then the fuse for the hazard lights blow. if they are disconnected then the fuse does not blow and the D side lights flash fine. I am assuming that the black with a green stripe wires are the passenger side portion of all 4 hazard lights flashing. Would this issue be connected with the issue of the P side blinkers not blinking?