At 03:02 PM 4/2/2011, Robert Fisher wrote: >Sometime after that the coolant light started a pattern in which it would >continue blinking after start-up when cold. If I shut it off after a couple >of minutes or even, say 10 minutes it will behave normally on the next >start-up, whether it is immediate or later (but before the engine cools). If >I don't re-start it, it'll sometimes remain blinking the entire time I'm >driving no matter for how long, and sometimes it will stop on its own. The >coolant level is fine, as is are the temps. I've checked the connector, >jiggled the wires, etc. but without change. The only other electrical >anomoly I've noticed on the dash is that sometimes the clock light doesn't >come on with the dash lights. Pull the coolant level controller to make sure. If the light still blinks, which I'm rather confident it will, you need to replace or have replaced the 10 uF 16v capacitor inside the temp gauge. John Meeks did a writeup here http://www.vanagonauts.com/Warning-Light-Fix241.htm about replacing the cap from the front of the gauge. Some people (me) think it's easier to take off the gauge face and circuit board. Either way, if you can do small fiddly work and reasonable electronic soldering you can fix it. Otherwise I can, pmail me. I'll calibrate the gauge if I do it, and you can do that too if you can get hold of ten volts. You could vampire it off the back of the fuel gauge if necessary. Beyond that you need a few resistors and some small clip leads. It's also possible (but a fair amount more work, harder than doing the ALT and OIL lights) to replace the LED with a much brighter non-flashing one or a somewhat brighter flashing one. The latter might ideally use a larger cap, say 15 uF instead of 10. Replacing the LED also involves removing a 5v zener diode from the board and replacing with a resistor. Yrs, d |
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