People with 86+ vans that have a persistent blinking on start up can just reach into the fuse/relay panel and pull out the 43/42 relay, whichever they have, while the van is still running, and see if the blinking then stops within about 5 seconds. That will tell the tale as to where the cause lies. Mark John Meeks wrote: > My guess is that extra time allows the capacitor in that module to come up > to full charge. Mine is the same as yours even though I have replaced that > cap. Go figure ;-) > > John Meeks > '91 Multivan > Stock 2.1 250k miles > > http://www.vanagonauts.com > Vanagon Rescue Squad > iPhone and Android apps > On Oct 1, 2013 4:31 PM, "Bob Anderson" <ROBERTANDERSON294@comcast.net> > wrote: > >> I was also having an issue with the blinking red light, until after trying >> all of the suggested remedies, I noticed that if I turn the key on and wait >> 5 seconds, before Starting the engine, the light stops blinking. If I don't >> wait the 5 seconds the light blinks. Simple as that! >> Hope this works for you, >> Bob A >> Massachusetts >> 86 GL >> > |
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