Date:         Sat, 29 Oct 2005 06:42:58 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
Comments: cc: rgolen@UMASSD.EDU
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In a message dated 10/28/2005 2:13:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

The  headlights (both high and low beam) have ceased to function on my
87 Westy.  I have parking lights, tail lights license  and plate
lights...but no  headlights. Every once in a while, I'll get the high
beam indicator when I  use the headlight flasher...or it will stay on
when I turn on the headlight  switch to he headlight position, but
will not shut off when I use the  flasher switch to change from hight
to low beam (and this is with no  headlights on).

HELP!! Is the problem in the headlight switch...the  highbeam flasher
switch or somewhere else???



Ric, most likely your headlight switch is  fried.  This is a very common
problem on the Vanagon and the main reason  for installing a headlight relay kit.
See my _Vanagon Headlamp Relay  Upgrade_
(http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/hdltrela.htm)  webpage for complete details and ways to fix the problem.

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg  (Forsale) & Lionel Trains
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