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Date:         Wed, 8 Dec 1999 11:49:31 -0600
Reply-To:     Ian Baker <ian@SONIC.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Ian Baker <ian@SONIC.NET>
Subject:      Re: Blinking Headlights
Comments: To: vanagon@vanagon.com
In-Reply-To:  <0.b46c517d.257f2612@cs.com>; from Stefan Weir on Tue, Dec 07,
              1999 at 10:10:10PM -0500
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> Okay, so they aren't quite blinking all the way, but when i put my turn
> signal on they do flutter a little bit.  The alternator is charging fine.
> Symptoms persist even while cruising, not just while idling.  I'm at a loss.


I've never experienced this in a VW, but I had this same problem in my '79
Honda.  It turned out to be corroded battery terminals.  I have no idea why
that would cause this problem with the alternator providing the power, but
it did.


-Ian
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