Yesterday, my wife was driving the Vanagon when the O2 light and the Alternator light came on. She stopped and restarted the Vanagon and the lights stayed on. She now knows that when red lights are on, the vehicle must not be driven. (Some of you may remember our broken fan belts, "But I thought I could make it home" saga from the beginning of the summer.) So she called and I go pick her up. Quick check of the engine shows no broken belts, nothing apparently wrong that I can see. I started it and the two lights stay on. I let it idle for about a minute and I felt I could drive it the three miles home. Drive out of the parking lot and the lights go out. Hmm, that's interesting. We make it home and eat dinner. I was perusing the wiring schematic and see that there appears to be a common circuit to the OXS/CAT elapsed mile counter. Maybe a short in this area? I drove the Vanagon around the block after dinner. It had the 2 lights on when I started but they went out after a minute. This morning, I started it and the lights were not on. Has anyone seen or experienced these symptoms? Answers and insights are certainly appreciated. Oh, I last reset the OXS milage counter at 94K miles, there are now 117K on the van. Drew Jenkins 86 Syncro djenkins@foxboro.com
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