Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:51:52 -0700
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Door Chime madness
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Vanagons have key buzzers?
I'd rather mine had a "you left the headlights on, stupid," buzzer.
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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 7/23/2009 3:07 PM Scott Daniel - Turbovans 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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