At 07:46 PM 5/3/2002, Eric Spletzer wrote: >Hi all. > >So I posted yesterday about my water sensor not working, and I got a few >responses about the contacts being corroded and the like and I went to check >it out, and I can't seem to find the sensor at all. My book says that the >sensor is on top of the tank but only in the 88 models or later, but the >panel on the front of my fridge clearly has a lights for the water and my >manual talks about the water sensor. Anybody know what's up? I have an 85 >Vanagon GL. You have four stainless bolts in the side of the tank, ground and three others which connect to a little black box in the "secret" compartment forward of the tank, then a (green?) wire which connects to green wire on LED panel connector. With LED panel on, ground that green wire at the connector (won't do any harm) -- the top light should light. If it does, your problem is toward the tank. If it doesn't, the LED panel has a problem, likely a blown IC (the left-hand one; the right-hand one does the voltage meter and IIRC the flame detector). It's an LM324 available from Radio Shack for about $1.29 so it's not worth much time troubleshooting -- just replace the sucker. While you're in there you could put in brighter LEDs, especially the flame detector one. If you're interested, there's a schematic of the water circuit on my website. david
-- David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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