Date:         Wed, 20 Feb 2002 12:53:29 -0800
Reply-To:     developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
Subject:      Re: no dashboard lights
Comments: To: A Abian <amabian@YAHOO.COM>
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Thanks for this post about the dashboard fuse location. I did not know it
was there either.

I have already learned more than I ever wanted to know about the vanagon.

William Polowniak
1989 Vanagon GL
1988 Mercedes 300 SE


Subject: Re: no dashboard lights


> OK folks, it's time to come clean...
>
> I appreciate all the rapid and thorough responses, and
> was about to start acting on them yesterday, but I
> figured I'd double check the owner's manual first.
> Good thing I did, since I obviously didn't check it
> carefully enough the first time on a snowy day in the
> Schuck's parking lot to realize that the (unnumbered)
> instrument light fuse is hidden away above the main
> row of fuses, and can only be accessed by unscrewing
> the main fuse plate.  Sure enough the fuse was blown.
> How embarrassing!  Nonetheless, I'm relieved that that
> was extent of the problem.
>
> I hope I'm not forever branded as "the idiot who can't
> read his owner's manual"  Perhaps I'll need to resort
> to an alias for all future posts...
>
> Thanks for all the good advice,
> Andrew
>
> correction: 1986 Weekender with 260k miles (obviously
> not all by me or I would have found the fuse sooner).
>
> --- A Abian <amabian@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > All of my dashboard lights are out, including the
> > light for the radio.  I checked the fuse, but it's
> > fine, and I just replaced a couple of bulbs.  I also
> > checked out the main light switch and dimmer and it
> > appears to be fine.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Andrew Abian
> >
> > 1986 Weekender 230k + miles
> >
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