Date:         Thu, 18 Dec 2014 07:04:48 -0800
Reply-To:     Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
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From:         Jim Arnott <jrasite@EONI.COM>
Subject:      Re: No headlights
Comments: To: mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
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Thanks Mark.  That's a simple fix.  Likely pulled it loose working on the
cluster. I'll move the ground to the body behind the lights.

Thanks again.

Jim

-----Original Message-----
From: mark drillock
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2014 6:57 AM
To: Jim Arnott ; Vanagon mailing list
Subject: Re: No headlights

The headlight ground has gone away. That lets both the high and low beam
voltages feed back to the high beam indicator, lighting it in both
cases. I like to ground the headlights at the lights themselves rather
than relying on the long shared ground wire back to the dash ground cluster.

Mark

Jim Arnott wrote:
> I’m at work, so no Bentley close at hand.
> ‘84 with ‘85 Wolfsburg cluster.
>
> Symptoms:
>
> Headlight switch on, ignition on.
> No headlights hi/low
> Hi indicator is lit.
> Instrument lights/side marker lights are lit.
> Holding the hi/low switch back makes no difference. No lights.
>
> This started yesterday AM. Cycled headlight switch yesterday and it
> resolved itself. Headlights off and on half a dozen times through the day
> with no further problems. This morning? Nothing.
>
> Last work: install GoWesty instrument foil replacement kit.
>
> I’ve done no troubleshooting so far. (Other that cycle headlight, dimmer
> and ignition switches a few times.)
>
> Thoughts?
>
> TIA,
>
> Jim
>