Date:         Sun, 6 Sep 2009 07:32:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Late night - blinking light
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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."
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> 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.
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> Tom
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> Ohio
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