Date:         Sun, 11 Jun 2023 17:33:55 -0400
Reply-To:     Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Sunday afternoon questions
Comments: To: John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
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Gowesty has a writeup on power windows. According to them:
https://gowesty.com/blogs/article-library/power-mirror-system-explained ,
they might work if you ramp up rpm to 2000. Maybe worth a try.

Karl.

On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 5:17 PM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com>
wrote:

> I finally got some time to work on my 1991 Vanagon.  I had parking light
> and
> taillight assemblies to install as well as a pair of new power mirrors
> from an order
> I had placed two years ago.  When I had the right mirror loosened from the
> door, I
> realized that I could not do anything without removing the inside panel
> from the
> door.  Also, I had not checked the fuses.  I got my Bentley out but could
> not find
> anything in the electrical diagrams that covered the 1991 model that
> showed me what
> fuse I would need to check.  So, first question is what fuse protects the
> power
> mirror circuit.
>
> When i put the new taillight assemblies on, I apparently scrambled which
> bulbs went
> where.  The left-hand side went perfectly, but on the right-hand side, I
> found two
> single-filament bulbs and two double filament bulbs.  Bulbs were Osram,
> but I could
> barely read the writing on the base of the bulbs.  I put the two
> double-filament
> bulbs in the taillight and directional light sockets.  The
> right-directional signals
> flash quickly, instead of at the normal rate. I suspect the answer here is
> to make a
> trip to the FLAPS in the morning and get all new bulbs.
>
> John
>