Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2013 09:18:27 -0500
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From: David Bjorkman <ddbjorkman@VERIZON.NET>
Subject: Re: Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon
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<div style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 16px"><DIV>Good man. Keep that kid working. More than mechanical/electrical knowledge will be the reward. Not enough of that stuff going on with today's adolescents. Not all their fault though. Have you looked under the hood of a "modern" car of the last decade or so. All one can see is the cover. Long gone are the days of all one needs is air, spark, fuel and a multi-meter.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV>Dave B.</DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid; MARGIN: 5px 0px"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">On 10/28/13, <SPAN>John Lauterbach<john@JHL.MGACOXMAIL.COM></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN><DIV> </DIV><DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12px; FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000">Thank you, Karl and Stuart.<BR><BR>I put my Vanagon's next driver (my Son, age 15) on the project. Two<BR>things needed work. The metal strip that connects to the bottom of the<BR>bulb got a drop of solder added to it. The other end of the strip has a<BR>mechanical contact with the current track from the connector to the<BR>van's wiring. We soldered that mechanical connection.<BR><BR>It is good to have Son doing the work and learning about the Vanagon. I<BR>also got him to do most of the oil and filter change on Saturday<BR>afternoon.<BR><BR>John<BR><BR>On Sat, 2013-10-26 at 20:12 -0700, Karl Wolz wrote:<BR><BR>> Old bulbs that have gotten overly warm will sometimes melt and deform the lead contacts, making for poor or intermittent contact. New bulb to fix.<BR>><BR>> Karl Wolz<BR>> Sent from my electronic umbilicus<BR>><BR>> > On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:16 PM, Stuart MacMillan <<A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM" target=_blank>stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM</A>> wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> > It's possible that the contact(s) in the bottom of the bulb socket is so corroded or bent they don't have enough spring to make good contact on the bulb. Try prying it up a bit, and if it breaks off you need a new tail light assembly!<BR>> ><BR>> > Stuart<BR>> > '85 Westy<BR>> ><BR>> > -----Original Message-----<BR>> > From: Vanagon Mailing List [<A class=parsedLink href="mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" target=_blank>mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com</A>] On Behalf Of John Lauterbach<BR>> > Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 5:58 PM<BR>> > To: <A class=parsedEmail href="mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM" target=_blank>vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM</A><BR>> > Subject: Intermittent right rear stoplight '84 Vanagon<BR>> ><BR>> > The right rear stoplight on my '84 is being problematic. I have tried<BR>> > several different bulbs, bulb grease, cleaning contacts, etc. The<BR>> > taillight and directional signal light work correctly and consistently.<BR>> > I can have the stoplight working after I put everything back together and screw the light assembly back into the van. Within days it will stop working, but as soon as I take things apart, it will start working again.<BR>> ><BR>> > What is best solution to this problem?<BR>> ><BR>> > John<BR><BR><BR>-<BR></DIV></div>
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