Date:         Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:28 -0400
Reply-To:     John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Lauterbach <lauterba@BELLSOUTH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Comments: To: joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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I had some electrical gremlins earlier this year, and the culprit was a 1984
fuse that look good, but was only marginally conductive.  Someone on this
list had suggested I replace all the old fuses, but I ignored his advice and
I wasted a Sunday afternoon trying some other fixes.

John
----- Original Message -----
From: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2006 11:26 AM
Subject: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes


> Hi Folks,
>
> I'm wondering if anybody has any additional ideas on a little problem I'm
> having:
>
> My blinkers and flashers only work when the brake pedal is not depressed.
> When the brake pedal is depresssed, everything freezes.
>
> I've checked all of the wires and grounds leading from the black box to
> the
> lights themselves, and see no obvious problems, i.e. loose wires, touching
> wires, etc.
>
> I've cleaned the flasher switch contacts and reconnected; didn't see any
> bad
> wires back there either.
>
> Any ideas would be greatly appreciated--trying to turn and brake and not
> brake and getting the lights to do what they're supposed to do is a bit of
> a
> hassle in the current state..
>
> Thanks!
> Joe T.
> Denver
> '85 Wolfsburg Westfalia EJ22
> www.josephtrussell.com/Vanagon.html
>
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