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Date:         Thu, 11 May 2006 16:12:54 +0000
Reply-To:     joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         joe trussell <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
Comments: To: lauterba@bellsouth.net
In-Reply-To:  <02a201c67514$063a0820$6600a8c0@lauterbaf0d5f3>
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That's a great idea--those fuses really are old, come to think of it. Changing them all certainly couldn't hurt!

Thanks, Joe

>From: "John Lauterbach" <lauterba@bellsouth.net> >To: "joe trussell" <vanagongl@HOTMAIL.COM>,<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Subject: Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes >Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 12:00:28 -0400 > >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 >> >>_________________________________________________________________ >>Don't just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! >>http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/ >> >

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