>In my original request, I told my tale of woe that my brights are stuck on >even with the ignition switch turned off. It appears that there is no relay >for this circuit. Kent Christensen suggests that the flasher may be the >culprit. This (like the relay idea) makes sense as it seems to be "relay- >type" problem--pulling the fuses and replacing "resets" the system, and >temporarily solves the problem. Does anyone know, is the flasher switch a >common flasher (like the one on all the GM cars I have owned), or is this a >complex flasher unique to VW's? I assume it is located somewhere near the >fuses?? Again, this is an 83. Thanks for all the suggestions. I think he meant the dipper switch. I.e. the switch you use to switch from high to low beams. The contacts in this switch could easily stick, and cause the problem you complain of. The dipper switch and flasher relay (which isn't related in any way to the headlights) are both pretty much unique to vw's. You can use a universal replacement for the flasher relay, but they don't last as long. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@lear.csp.ee.memphis.edu |
Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of
Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection
will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!
Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com
The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.
Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.