Like Terry said, it is a 12V accessory socket. Others have mentioned that BMW motorcycles still use the same type of socket and their dealers have parts for them. Mike Snow
> > Hi all, > 82 Westy diesel has a silver thing to the left of the heater > controls about the size of a dime. > Looks like a light bulb socket. It is not the coldstart knob,that > is 1 inch down and to the right. > I put a test light up to it and it is hot....12v with the > ignition off. I initially thought it was a dealer > installed indicator for water in the full. My other diesel > vanagon (van-not Westy) did not have > the similiar thingy. However I looked a another Diesel Westy for > sale and it had the same darn > silver thingy. > HELP ME > gatorxray@netzero.com > mike > |
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