Date:         Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:08:53 -0700
Reply-To:     Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
Comments: To: Benny boy <huotb@VIDEOTRON.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <vanagon%2007091412282240@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
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Ben, try unplugging the wires to the alternator. I had a ghost flashing
like this a few years ago and replacing the alternator was the final fix.

Mark

Benny boy wrote:
> I have been struggling for 5 hours on a similar problem, but worse.
>
> The light will blink crasy erraticaly for no reason, i mean will even pulse
> with the engine rpm at start up, after the engine start, it will do all kind
> of crasy thing... of course every wire, plug connector, relay have been
> replace/check. From the engine bay to the cluster. Even the 2 plug going to
> the relay and the other one unplug, this is still happening. So i pulled the
> yellow and the blue one out of the cluster connector and i still have the
> problem... so you will say cluster! but no, i have a spare one and smae
> stuff is happening. So the conclusion, one of the other 10 or so wire is
> making a short and that light react to it!!!
>
> The van is an 84.
>
> So today i should find more and i will post about it.
>
> Ben
>