Date:         Tue, 1 Oct 2013 13:52:57 -0700
Reply-To:     mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blinking red light of death
Comments: To: John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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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
>
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> 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
>>
>