OK, I pulled the chime (part # 321 919 433B) out and there's 6 male spade terminals marked (clockwise from top) 85, skinnier one marked "G" then 31, 86, 15. One in center marked "L".

I'm assuming the skinny one marked G is ground. When I apply 12 v + to any of the others (and in combination) and ground to "G" I get nothing.

Am I right in assuming it's toast?

I have a bentley's but can't find this dang thing in the pages of wiring diagrams (97.67- 97.84)

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Mark Hersh <cmwolfsburg@gmail.com> wrote:

> At the end of our road trip last year, our ignition switch went out (I > think I diagnosed that from posting on the list -- belated thanks!). Lost > wipers etc. Made it home. > > Got one from NAPA (probably first mistake) and it seemed to work kind of > stiffly to me. A partial install (w/o taking steering column > apart) indicated the problem was indeed the ig switch (wipers worked). > Everything seemed fine. I think the chime worked OK. > > I squirted some 2-26 electrical contact lube stuff I have in a spray can > probably for 20 years in it for the stiffness problem. Installed, and > seemed to work OK except no chime. Some might say good riddance but we > kind of miss it. I don't like leaving the keys in the ignition. > > Fast forward to this spring, bus hard starting when warm, take to my > regular shop, Specialty Motors in Seattle (highly recommended, BTW), cause I > figured some kind of major electrical/fuel fratastat problem. > > They said it was a bad ig switch, they replace and bus starts and runs fine > ever since (a few weeks ago). > > But still no chime. Door light, whose switch on the inner pillar also > controls the chime (I think) works OK. > > Coincidence? > > I'm going to have my snoot under the dash soon installing a headlight relay > kit and figured I would try to see what might be going on with our chime. > > Ideas? Thanks! > > Mark H. > > 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty" > > Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs, > regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at > http://www.blackpearldogs.com/ Learn about black dogs in a Vanagon at > http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/108220533 >

-- 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"

Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs, regardless of temperament. Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at http://www.blackpearldogs.com/ Learn about black dogs in a Vanagon at http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/108220533