Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:19:45 -0500
Reply-To: Don in North Carolina <Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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From: Don in North Carolina <Don_Dixon@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject: Re: Clock doesn't work after radio repair
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Dan,
I would pull the cover off of the instrument cluster, reach around the back
and remove/replace the main wire connector located on the bottom right hand
side of the cluster (lower back of the tachometer housing). I would guess
that either the installer removed the cluster when doing the install and
didn't fully reseat the connector, or the connector has corrosion on it and
needs to be cleaned.
In my Syncro, the clock has never worked and the instrument lights work only
after moving the plug around some. Also, the tachometer varies it's
readings, sometimes reading as much as 1K low! I looked at the connectors
in the Syncro, and ended up getting a complete cluster from a 1991 to
replace it with, as once the foil gets really corroded you can only clean it
so much... Plugged in the 1991 cluster and it all works, just like magic!
If it turns out your clock is bad, I have several 12 hour clocks here that
are known good. I will gladly trade one of them for your 24 hour clock.
I'll even pay postage both ways, just to show what a good sport I am... ;-)
Don in Reidsville, NC
1987 Vanagon GL Syncro (Suzie) - For Sale!
1988 Vanagon GL (Sylvia)
Why do they call it a fixed income, when mine is always broke?
----- Original Message -----
From: "-- Dan Roberts" <DanielCRoberts@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Mon 14 February 2005 10:38
Subject: Clock doesn't work after radio repair
>I took my 89 Westy to a radio/stereo repair and installation shop. I wanted
> the radio, CD and satellite radio connected to my secondary deep cycle
> batter.
> The work was completed successfully and a red lighted switch was attached
> so
> that I can bypass the ignition and turn these things on directly.
>
> However, my clock no longer works and the repair guy refuses to accept any
> responsibility despite the fact that the clock worked prior to his work on
> this
> electrical line. Note that the radio, CD and clock are all on the same
> line.
> Tomorrow I will remove the instrument panel and try to determine what
> happened
> but I fear I will find a clock that doesn't work for no apparent reason. I
> have another clock but it shows only military time and I don't know if
> it's
> possible to change it to regular time. Of course it's digital.
>
> I'm looking for suggestions regarding what may have caused the clock to
> stop
> working and what might work to fix it. Any and all suggestions are
> welcome.
> Thank you.
>
> 89 Westy 4speed
> ENU
> PS: We're leaving on 2/18 on a month long tour through much of the
> southern
> part of the SW and I'd like to repair this before we leave.
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