Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:35:15 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Door Chime madness
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And let's not forget Plymouths and Chryslers from the eighties and their
ghostly voice saying "A door is ajar" !!
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
> fwiw,
> I don't consider vanagons to have 'door chimes'
> but they do have a key buzzer .....
> which I guess is what's being talked about.
> I *always* remove key buzzers from my vanagons.
>
> what cars have a chime ? ....honda's ?
> I remember a not-that-oboxious chime on some cars, from when I worked on
> every kind of foreign car . and I don't think I've seen a vanagon with one.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rocket J Squirrel" <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, July 23, 2009 2:35 PM
> Subject: Re: Door Chime madness
>
>
> Vanagons have door chimes?
>>
>> No one tells me anything.
>>
>> --
>> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
>> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
>> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
>> Bend, OR
>> KG6RCR
>>
>>
>>
>> On 7/22/2009 5:34 PM Troy wrote:
>>
>> It's amazing how little electrical problems can make you think your
>>> vehicle is possessed. My door chime has been working intermittently over
>>> the last month or so and suddenly decided to work all the time, but
>>> here's the mystery. Even when the door is closed the chime is still
>>> working, however, the volume is extremely faint. I thought I was hearing
>>> things at first it is so low. Presumably there is a very low phantom
>>> voltage happening? I did replace the ignition switch a few months ago, no
>>> issues since (or before really) and recently popped the cover off the
>>> fuse box, and perhaps I disturbed something. Before I start ripping the
>>> dash apart, any ideas of what is going on? I assume that since the volume
>>> is dimmed, there is still a area small amount of voltage going through
>>> the circuit. I also noticed after several days, voltage has gone from
>>> 12.7 down to 12.3, so there is definitely a drain. I hate troubleshooting
>>> electrical! Could somebody give me the basic steps to troublesh
>>>
>> oot this circuit? I think there is a gray and white wire going to the
>> switch but I cannot remember, with the actual chime somewhere on the left
>> top of the dash. I definitely need to track this down or it's going to
>> drain my battery dry. Any help appreciated.
>>
>>>
>>> Troy
>>>
>>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
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