Date:         Thu, 20 Jul 2006 20:26:59 -0700
Reply-To:     Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From:         Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Headlights Not Working!
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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15 amp fuses, both blown and these are the same bulbs that have been
in there since I got the Vanagon.
I changed both the fuses and did it again when I tested the brights.
FWIW they first went out after a few mile drive down a poor dirt road.
I guess I'll have to get into to it and start looking at each wire in
that system.... I'd guess the headlights are a good place to start.

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  7/20/2006 07:33 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:
>Wrong bulbs or fuses. Each fuse operates both high beams on one side.
>15 amps if using proper bulbs.
>
>Dennis
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
>Of Rob
>Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2006 9:13 PM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Headlights Not Working!
>
>I just did a search of the archives on this, looking for "fuse" in
>messages with the subject "headlights".
>   When the lights don't work and the blue hi beam indicator is on
>it's a bad ground, usually at the cluster behind the fuse box. This
>has sure been covered on the list before...
>
>My problem is both my high beam fuses burn out, both of them. The
>regular lights are fine. I was wondering if there is a 'best' place
>to start searching for the short?
>
>I tried the archives but all I found was 'the lights don't work, the
>hi beam light is on" problem and "it was the ground behind the fuse
>box" answer. I didn't read past the first 50 posts ....
>
>Rob
>becida@comcast.net
>'87 Vanagon Wolfsburg... with no hi beams in western WA.