In a message dated 25/11/2005 12:06:18 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: So, lately I had the blinking light behind the temp needle come on randomly, but more often when cold.. No overheating, everything seems to be fine. The coolant level looks fine to; no loss, no low level. Please explain.
There are a few possibilities. Check the control unit on the fuse/relay board. Has a 43 or 47 imprinted on it. Switch it with a known good one is the only test I know of. There is no known repair of this unit as far as I know. The next culprit is the capacitor on the board of the LED. You would need a known good complete dash pod to switch to test that. It can be repaired though by removing the gauge then the board and changing the capacitor. Major PITA but can be done. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 08 ~ 11, 2006 |
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