To quote Roger Rabbit; "I wouldn't dooooooooooooooooooooooo that!" : ) Jim On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Don Hanson<dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I put a nice neat circle of black electrical tape inside my clock, where > that blinking POS lives. You can't even tell the thing is there...probably > still blinking and blinking and blinking even though the coolant level is > fine. > Being an ol aircooled van and beetle driver, I always always check the oil > in my Vanagon and when I do I also check the coolant level in the expansion > tank...it's right there next to the dipstick. Also, I monitor the > instrument panel while driving. > I suppose I could or should fix that light properly, but that tape is so > elegant in it's direct approach...and it works just fine for stopping that > irritating flashing that IMO is redundant anyhow. > Don Hanson > > > On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Tom Stone <tstone8359@aol.com> wrote: > >> "I solved it by taking apart the instrument cluster housing and >> swapping out the temp unit for a good one. That fixed the problem." >> >> >> >> >> I have the same problem. Having ignored the blinking light once in my >> early Vanagon history, and having a catastrophic head gasket failure ensue, >> I really want to make sure the system is working properly. Thanks for the >> information. >> >> >> >> >> Tom >> >> Ohio >> > |
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