Date:         Sun, 3 Sep 2006 18:35:46 -0700
Reply-To:     Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
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From:         Charles McGehee <chasm@ELLTEL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blinking coolant level light
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Ugh.  You made my day, Warren.  But thanks for the heads up.  It's
hard not to ignore a blinking light that seems to have a mind of its
own, I know.

As regards my problem,  I finally found the relay and got it out --
no thanks to VW and Bentley.  Unfortunately, though, it's a holiday
weekend, and being in a small town where parts are hard to come by
anyway,  I'll have to wait until Tuesday to see what's
available.  Will probably have to go on line to get one.  By the way,
Triangle Auto Parts (dba Innerauto.com) seems to have the best price:
http://www.innerauto.com/store/psearch.php?part_number=191919376a&x=14&y=5

Charles
'85 Westy

At 08:26 AM 9/3/2006, Warren Lail wrote:
>Not sure about your blinking light, but a few years ago I had the
>same symptoms on my 87 GL "Long John."  A normal round of short
>blinks at startup, and then afterward a non-stop blinking
>situation.  If I turned the ignition off and then back on, sometimes
>it would go back out.  However, it was not long afterward that I was
>driving around in Westcliff, CO, and blew a headgasket.  As it
>turned out, the fan or fan switch (can't remember now) was defective
>and the engine overheated.
>
>I was never sure whether the blinking light and the blown head
>gasket were related, but after I had the head gasket repaired I also
>changed the fan, the switch, and the radiator and the problem never
>came recurred.
>
>The (possible) moral of the story: don't ignore those blinking lights!
>
>Warren L.
>88 Westy 2.2 "Billy Bones"