Date:         Mon, 24 May 2010 22:23:13 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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yes,  but of course Dennis...
just wanted to give you the opportunity .....:-) .


----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
To: "'Scott Daniel - Turbovans'" <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>;
<vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 8:40 PM
Subject: RE: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!


>
> Scott wrote "The one that surprised me is the ole 'head lights only work
> if
> you pull the stalk for high beams.'
> Naturally you'd be thinking about the high beam switch, the head light
> switch etc...
> that one, with 'no other' symptoms of any kind anywhere, was a faulty
> ignition switch...
> please explain that to me oh wise one !"
>
> The reason for this effect is that VW chose to use direct battery power
> for
> the "flashing" feature of the high beams. Thus, with the ignition and or
> headlight switch off or defective the high beams will work while holding
> the
> lever up. If the ignition is off and the headlight switch is on, then
> lifting the high beam lever will also back feed everything else on the
> ignition circuit.
>
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 9:10 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Alternator light mystery
>
> true, and you are likely right about the ignition switch.
> however ...
> they should always be considered.
> granted, if it turns on 4 things, you'd think it would not be the reason
> for
> # 5 to not work.
>
> The one that surprised me is the ole 'head lights only work if you pull
> the
> stalk for high beams.'
> Naturally you'd be thinking about the high beam switch, the head light
> switch etc...
> that one, with 'no other' symptoms of any kind anywhere, was a faulty
> ignition switch...
> please explain that to me oh wise one !
>
> lol.
> anyway, based on that experience, the ign switch is always on the list of
> possible suspects in my book, even though it seems that it could not
> possibly be that.
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 4:57 PM
> Subject: Re: Alternator light mystery
>
>
>> At 04:59 PM 5/24/2010, neil n wrote:
>>>Hinky ign. switch?
>>
>> Nope.  Everything else that should have been lit, was.  Best guess of
>> the moment is a marginal contact at the LED.
>>
>> d
>