Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 19:05:44 -0500
Reply-To: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
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Scott....I am having a hard time stomaching your WRITTEN personality. You
might be very cool in person, but sometimes I wish I could sic my wife on
you. Don't trust myself to say anthing more. BTW-thanks Mark for the
layman's version.
On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 6:32 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> do just what mark said.
> and I suggest getting the 'hi beam signal' from fuse 5 or 6, not the hi
> beam
> indicator light or whatever you did.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hanson" <dhanson@GORGE.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 3:07 PM
> Subject: Man, I am backing up now...on the light install..
>
>
> I really don't do well when it comes to "fixing" any electrical stuff on
>> my
>> vehicles. I'm trying to install some KC lights into my 84..
>>
>> Now, my high beam indicator light stays on regardless. It worked ok
>> before. I put a spade terminal onto the fuse connection for the indicator
>> light (High beam) thinking I would run that to the auxiliary light switch,
>> which in turn I hook up to the relay that will control the power to the
>> extra lights...So only when the highs were on would that auxiliary light
>> switch have any current to it to power the relay...
>> Just for fun, I re-connected the battery and the stinkin high beam
>> indicator light comes on..Key on, key off lights on lights off..no
>> difference...steady high beam indicator...
>> So, I recalled that is an indication my headlight switch might be bad
>> now...I happened to have a new one so I replace that...Still the stupid
>> indicator light is on...What the? I removed all the extra wire
>> connections
>> I messed with and still the indicator...The lights work fine...anybody
>> care
>> to advise?
>> Man, every time I try some electrical 'improvement's to any vehicle, I
>> end
>> up costing myself about a day of time and all kinds of frustration..Why
>> the
>> heck would the indicator light be on? Somehow I crossed some circuits
>> somehow...but I've cut out all the added wires I can and as I said,
>> replaced
>> the headlight switch with a new one...
>> Help!
>> Don Hanson
>>
>
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Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
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