Date:         Thu, 31 Jul 2003 22:02:20 -0600
Reply-To:     mostd@JUNO.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Most <mostd@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing???
Comments: To: dhaynes@optonline.net
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Thanks for the quick reply.  As before, your diagnosis is consistent with
a problem potentially caused by excessive jostling due to towing.

So, can you give me a little more guidance on where to look for a loose
ground wire?  Does the high beam indicator's status suggest a particular
area to look for a loose ground wire(s)?

I saw some brown wires kind of hidden behind and above the fuse area, but
all appeared to be in place, and I couldn't get my fingers back in there
in any case.

All of the help is much appreciated.

David



On Thu, 31 Jul 2003 23:06:59 -0400 Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@optonline.net>
writes:
> The high beam indicator is trying to be the ground path for the low
> beams. It's the grounds!
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On
> Behalf
> Of David Most
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 10:43 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: MORE info Re: headlights not working after towing???
>
> Thank you for all of your suggestions.  The contenders are as
> follows:
>
> 1) ignition switch
> 2) headlight switch
> 3) relay (not sure where this is located)
> 4) grounds
>
> I haven't done any formal checking other than visual inspection, but
> I
> want to add that I now notice that with the ignition switch on and
> the
> headlight switch on, the blue high beam indicator does NOT go out
> when
> the appropriate (turn signal) lever is used.  In other words, the
> high
> beam indicator is on ALL of the time when the light switch is on.
>
> For your reference again, all other lights and electrical
> appliances
> appear to work as normal.  The headlights just don't come on at
> all.
> The
> fuses all look good.  The only other thing that I just noticed was
> that
> with the ignition off and the hazard light switch on, the hazard
> lights
> work, but the indicator on the dash does not blink.  It does blink,
> however, with the ignition on.  I seem to remember that it should
> blink
> whether or not the ignition is on.
>
> In any case, I'm hoping that this new information, particularly
> regarding
> the status of the high beam indicator, will help narrow the
> contenders
> down a bit.  Any ideas?  Does my further description strongly
> suggest
> any
> particular possibility(s)?
>
> Thanks again for your help,
> David
> '87 westy in the dark
>
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