Date:         Tue, 16 Mar 2004 06:31:06 -0600
Reply-To:     Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jeff Palmer <icecoldvw@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      dash lights problem solved but . . .
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My dash lights had gone out suddenly, and when someone else on the list
mentioned that it could be due to a license plate bulb being burnt out, I
checked and found mine burnt out too.  Changing it didn't solve the problem
though.

It turned out to be a bad connection at the foil connector on the instrument
cluster (not sure the exact name of that connector).  Now I'm wondering what
other electrical gremlins in my dash could be caused by this same bad
connection.  A few things happened pretty close to each other - my digital
clock display stopped and my temp gauge reads low (mechanic swears the van
is running at normal operating temperatures).  The gas gauge is fine.

Would either of these problems be affected by a bad connection, and if so
what's the best solution?  Can that foil connector be replaced independently
or is it part of a bigger unit?

Thanks
Jeff
85 Westfalia GL
Winnipeg