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Date:         Fri, 7 Jan 2011 01:12:36 -0700
Reply-To:     Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Front, driver's side turn light...
Comments: To: Phil <mypactor@PACBELL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <45831CEA85D34D1184623EF899C188BB@PHILIPBAIRD>
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As I posted yesterday, always mistrust the part you installed last. Check the bulb.

Karl Wolz

|-----Original Message----- |From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of |Phil |Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 7:12 PM |To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Front, driver's side turn light... | |Checked the wiring and connectors. All look good. |Thanks | |-----Original Message----- |From: mark drillock [mailto:mdrillock@cox.net] |Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 5:05 PM |To: Phil |Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |Subject: Re: Front, driver's side turn light... | |Pull the rubber boot back and look at the wire connections. Very common for |them to be ugly as heck. This is a chronic problem due to a design weakness |in the front marker light assembly. Water gets in and the boot keeps it in |rather than keeping it out. This corrodes the wires and spade connections. | |Mark | | | |Phil wrote: |> Thanks for getting back to me, Ben. Checked contacts when I replaced |> the bulb. By the way, the passenger side works fine. Hmmm..could it be |> the flasher? |> |> -----Original Message----- |> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On |> Behalf Of BenT Syncro |> Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2011 4:15 PM |> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM |> Subject: Re: Front, driver's side turn light... |> |> Whoops, I didn't read the part that you changed the bulb. Time to |> check the contacts in the bulb socket. Emery cloth usually does the |> trick if it's just corroded. |> |> |> BenT |> |> |> |> On Jan 6, 2011, at 4:12 PM, BenT Syncro<syncro@gmail.com> wrote: |> |>> Phil, |>> |>> I'll bet you have a burnt out bulb. IIRC, it's dual filament unit, |>> meaning |> both running and blinking elements in the same bulb. |>> |>> |>> BenT |>> |>> ps: this assuming you do not have a Euro spec Wolfie. |>> |>> On Jan 6, 2011, at 3:40 PM, Phil<mypactor@PACBELL.NET> wrote: |>> |>>> With my '89 Wolfie, my left, front running light doesn't work. The |>>> brighter, turn indicator light DOES work. I've changed out the |>>> bulbs and checked all fuses. Still nada. Anyone have an idea? |>>> |>>> |>>> |>>> Thanks, Phil in Bakersfield |>


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