At 05:34 PM 11/5/2008, Jake de Villiers wrote: >When my '84 does that I just drive it. It seems to 'dry out ' and stop >after a while. Jake, yours is probably the gauge. Leaky electrolytic cap that almost prevents the blink from shutting off in three seconds as it should, tipped over the edge by humidity causing leakage across the board. Like a lot of VW circuits this one is wicked sensitive (i.e. high-impedance). Cure is replace the large capacitor inside the gauge. Not difficult if you can do reasonably delicate soldering. You have to drill out the face rivets and unsolder the delicate leads to the gauge movement, then unsolder the board from its mounting to get to the cap. Tantalum cap is best for replacement but aluminum ok. Remember polarity matters.
-- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage," '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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