Date:         Fri, 17 Dec 2010 07:47:47 -0500
Reply-To:     Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
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From:         Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM>
Subject:      Re: Lights on '82 Vanagon
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At 07:21 AM 12/17/2010, VWQ47 wrote...
>The headlights on my van have started playing up and I don't quite
>understand what is happening. Where should I look?

I'd start by looking at the grounds, especially the ones on the "star"
which is mounted on the side behind the fuse panel. On my '81, all of
the "Faston" connectors had gotten brittle (work hardened, somehow?),
and were failing. I had to crimp new ones on.

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