Thanks. That and the clock is all that's missing.

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 2:55 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:

> ---- mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Exactly, Stephen. "Heartbreak" is more apt. Oh, the Huge Manatee. > > > > > > > > I have come to the conclusion that my foil was perhaps already torn. I > may > > have torn it a bit more but I do seem to have all of the functionality > that > > had previously except for the half-functioning clock. I have the high > > pressure oil warning light at start up. and everything else. I don't > > actually know about the voltage light. Does this come on at start > normally? > > At start up, the electrical warning light normally comes on -- the light > beside the little battery symbol. It then, as is standard for warning light > checks, should go off. DMc > > > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > > > "'tradegy' is a pretty strong word." > > > > > > The tragedy is in breaking something while successfully fixing > something > > > else, as I seem to have done as well with my odo and the high beam > indicator > > > light (blue foil related). > > > > > > Stephen > > > > > > --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < > scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > > > wrote: > > > > > > From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM> > > > Subject: Re: Blue foil tragedy > > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 8:04 PM > > > > > > hi. > > > 'tradegy' is a pretty strong word. > > > thought someone got killed. > > > > > > does sound like the Dynamic Oil Pressure System connections got > damaged. > > > which means you might be missing high and low rpm oil pressure > warning, > > > and evidently, charging warning - if the battery symbol light doesn't > come > > > on when you turn on the key. > > > > > > and the oil light should flash steadily when you turn on the key ( not > > > start > > > the van ) . > > > > > > durn thangs. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> > > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > > > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:40 PM > > > Subject: Blue foil tragedy > > > > > > > > > > Heh. I fixed the odo/tripmeter successfully but in the process, tore > the > > > > blue foil at the connector at the back of the speedo. I still have > temp, > > > > tach, fuel, turn signal, highbeam lights and instrument lights. I > have no > > > > clock, no big loss as it only displayed with the ignition off. > > > > > > > > What am i missing? I'm guessing oil pressure, battery? > > > > > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > -- > > > > mordo > > > > 1990 Carat > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > mordo > > 1990 Carat > > -- > David McNeely >

-- mordo 1990 Carat