Date:         Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:04:32 -0400
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Blinking red light of death
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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Mark,
  And if it does or does not stop, what conclusion should they draw?

Larry A.



On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> 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
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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
>>>
>>>
>>