Date:         Sat, 3 Jan 2004 06:05:53 EST
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Dash lights kaput
Comments: cc: icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM
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In a message dated 03/01/2004 12:07:41 AM Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Need some  help I think.  My dash lights stopped working today.  I've  =
replaced them fairly recently and the odds of them both failing at the  =
same time seem remote.  Everything else electrical seems to be  working =
ok.  Any suggestions?  Maybe the dimmer switch?   After looking at the =
owners manual I'm still not even sure what fuse I'm  looking at (it is =
cold and dark out, please forgive my  laziness).

Jeff, it could be the  dimmer switch or the fuse.  Somehow I don't believe
the dimmer switch is at  fault as I've never seen that part of the headlamp
switch go bad but there's  always something new with these vans.  The dash lights
have their own fuse  on the '86 ~ '91 vans, earlier vans I'm not sure.  You
need to check all  the fuses and see if there's a dead one.
Happy Holidays !


Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004
'87 Westy & Lionel  Trains
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