VANAGON archives -- November 2006, week 1 (#262)

Date:         Mon, 6 Nov 2006 10:02:00 -0800
Reply-To:     jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
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From:         jon <jon@KENNEKE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lights out last night.
Comments: To: chris Moyles <chris@FAUQUIERHOUSING.ORG>
In-Reply-To:  <454F6333.4050800@fauquierhousing.org>
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It could be:

1) Ignition switch
2) "X" load reduction relay
3) Probably not the headlight switch

My vote would be #1, since it just happened to me, and that was the fix.

J

On Mon, 6 Nov 2006, chris Moyles wrote:

> 86 vanagon GL
>
> Last night about 2 miles from home I made a left  and lost the
> headlights and the heater blower fan at the same time...
> Luckily- If I hold the high beam/low bram switch I get high beams.  The
> taillights work fine.
>
> Full moon last night and living in the middle of nowhere made the drive
> easy.
> I haven't had time to check anything or crack open the Bentley wiring
> diagrams yet.
>
> Anyone have any suggestions,
>
> Thanks,
>
> chris
>

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