Date:         Tue, 16 Nov 1999 06:59:32 -0800
Reply-To:     "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHLINK.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Thomas D. Hanlon" <hanran@EARTHLINK.NET>
Organization: The Hanran Enterprises, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Light switches
Comments: To: John McLean <jaymac@INTERNETCDS.COM>
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Check the grounds at the multi ground points, the "stars' up above the
fuse and relay mounting on the upper left of the underdash area, "above
" the clutch pedal.  Unhook athe negative post on the battery, and
remove the two screws holding the fuse and relay panel., then feel for
broken or loose ground (earth) fittings.

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia.

John McLean wrote:

> I have a similar problem:  my headlights (high and low) stopped coming
> on. The dash lights comeon and the park lights come on.  The passing
> high beam flasher works so I have high beams if I want to hold the
> dimmer switch up while I drive. The fuses are still good.  I replaced
> the dash hadlight switch with another and still have the same
> situation.
> Jaymac, 87 vanagon GL
>
> A & C Grobey wrote:
>
>> My headlights have been giving me problems lately where they turn
>> off while driving on a bumpy road.  They also sometimes do not turn
>> on without jiggling the switch a little.  Now they won't come on at
>> all.  I think it is the switch itself that has gone bad.Has anyone
>> ever had their headlight switch go bad to the point where the
>> headlights won't go on but the parking lights will?  I'm 99% sure
>> this is what it is although I haven't verified it with a volt meter
>> yet.  It just seemed like a strange thing to fail so I wanted to
>> poll the list to see if I am not alone.Alan Grobey
>> '91 Carat
>> Sherwood, OR
>

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