And, the fact the there is a digital clock on later van just proves that my memory is faulty. ;) On my wife's 86, the LCD display went bad, so I should know better. I don't know of any repair options. ;) Jon On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Mike Collum wrote: > Those two 100 uf caps are usually the problem with analog clocks but the > original poster stated that he has an '87 van so I'm assuming a digital > clock in his case. > > Mike > > > jon wrote: > > Many times it's one of the electrolytic capacitors in the clock. It dries > > out after 20+ years. Somewhere on the web there are good instructions on > > how to replace the offending cap. Somewhat faulty memory tells me it's a > > 100 uF 16 Volt unit. It's not difficult to pull the clock out, and you'll > > see the cap(s). They are commonly available parts. > > > > I've fixed three Vanagon clock with this fix. Sure, a bad circuit board > > trace could happen, or an active component could have died. But, in my > > experience, that's it. 80's vintage Mercedes clocks are quite similar, and > > I've also fixed them with new cap(s). > > > > Jon > > > > On Tue, 30 Oct 2007, Jeff Clayman wrote: > > > >> My clock just stopped working. Any typical problems with these? 87 vAN. > >> > >> Jeff > >> > > > |
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