Date:         Mon, 10 Oct 2005 20:59:23 -0700
Reply-To:     tunajuice <mart1nez@PACBELL.NET>
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From:         tunajuice <mart1nez@PACBELL.NET>
Subject:      OXS and battery light on intermitant
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Hello Listees,

Any thoughts or suggestions regarding recent intermitant OXS and battery
dash lights flashing in 85 vanagon.  They flash simultanieously and the
flashing seems to have become more consistent over the last couple of weeks.
Changed O2 sensor and Cataylst about 4 months ago as part of smog check.
The van seems to be running fine though a little lean.

Thanks for any recommendations you may make,

Juan



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)


>I had similar behavior recently, though with a different set of culprit
> lights.
>
> Several on the list suggested pulling the fuse block and removing the
> "crown" connector bases behind it (there are two, shaped like crowns)
> that all the ground wires plug into. Unplug and clean them all.
>
> I did this and it did not help--immediately. A few days later I started
> the car and everything has been fine since.
>
> Jim
>
> On Oct 10, 2005, at 4:58 PM, Wesley Pegden wrote:
>
>> After enjoying a brief few hours of functioning behavior, my dash
>> lights
>> are once again not functioning.  However, my dash is displaying
>> activity
>> worthy of a car-talk puzzler.
>>
>> The little indicator light on the rear defrost switch will not always
>> be
>> on when the switch is on.  It will come on with the switch if EITHER
>>
>> the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off
>> or
>> the key is in the off position and the headlight switch is on.
>>
>> If either both the key and headlight switch are turned off, or on, the
>> light on the defrost switch is unaffected.
>>
>> So, any ideas?  I'm totally stumped.  None of the other dash lights
>> appear at all out of the ordinary.  Turn signal indicator, high beam
>> indicator, hazard switch indicator, gauges, etc., are all fine.
>>
>> Thanks for any help!
>>
>> Oh, and when the defrost light is not working, it displays the same
>> behavior as the dash lights, coming on for a brief moment and then
>> going
>> off.  However, with the defrost switch, there is a middle point where
>> it
>> will stay on.  With the headlight switch, there isn't.  Puzzling!
>>
>> -Wes
>>