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• 87GL: O2 Warning Light Flashing Intermittent/No Other Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 19 May 1998 10:37:00 -0500
  ...O2 guage light flashing but temp guage itself reading in the middle. She turned off engine, restarted and the light did not flash. Any...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 09:27:11 -0800
  ><<Of course, sometimes flashing hi-beams mean "Watch out, oncoming drivers... >there's a speed trap lurking around the next bend"... if only we...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:07:29 -0700
  ...They flash simultanieously and the > flashing seems to have become more consistent over the last couple of > weeks.
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:43:39 -0800
  ...If you want help, pull the flasher relay, test the turn signals and 4 way flashers, record results. Put flasher relay back in, test...
• Re: Turn signal gremlins
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 May 2006 18:55:29 -0700
  > My turn signals work, but the left flashes rapidly. ...To make matters > worse, when the headlight switch is on, the right will not blink...
• Re: Indicator lights acting like emergency lights!
  Historical mailing list - Timothy O. Crooks
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 03:11:49 -0400
  ...I once had a '71Kombi and a "72 Ghia that had two indicators, but they both flashed at the same time as well. Have...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 17:21:22 -0400
  I don't think this has been mentioned yet but the temperature light will also flash if the concentration of antifreeze is grossly different...
• coolant LED flashing constantly
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 2 Aug 1998 23:38:34 EDT
  coolant LED flashes constantly from the time i turn the key. van runs cool, needle works fine, stays below halfway. ideas? yea..."check the...
• '87 Syncro GL temp light
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Tue, 7 May 1996 19:43:36 -0800 (AKDT)
  Symptoms: *Sometimes flashes for a minute or more after starting *Less frequently flashes intermittently during periods of slow driving *Fades in and out during...
• emergency flasher relay
  Historical mailing list - Don Williams
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 08:35:01 -0800
  Does anyone know where the relay for the emergency lights flasher lives, and if so, how to identify it if it lives in a...
• Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 22:27:00 -0500
  ...Temp light flashed continuously although the gauge read normally. It's often flashed longer than necessary - especially when it's humid. Could generally be...
• Re: Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van.
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 21:10:31 -0400
  ...Flashing Coolant light on a diesel van. > Hi ...more problems! . > > ..the coolant lamp has just started flashing ....I key on and it starts > flashing...
• Electrical Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Auch
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 20:23:33 -0400
  ...With the key off, the emergency flashers work, but the brake, oil and battery light also flash. Turn the key with the previous situation...
• Re: Turn Signal flashing
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Fri, 24 Sep 1999 17:36:23 -0700
  akimmons@EV1.NET said: >Oh great Vanagon Gurus- >My right turn signal flashes (inside on the dash) really quickly >compared to my left turn...
• Flashing dash LED
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:25:07 +1200
  I've never been able to work out what the flashing red LED in my 84 Caravelle's instrument cluster is for. It starts...
• Vanagon LEDs Flasher resolved
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 29 Dec 2023 08:03:35 -0500
  ...But the flashers didn’t work with the recommended relay. I matched the numbers from the working LED flasher in my other van and...
• Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Ron Pascal
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 11:44:03 -0800
  ...Starting my 88' Westy (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop flashing. This was with the engine still cold...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:58:08 -0700
  ...WARNING LIGHT For a bulb check the red light in the coolant temperature gauge will flash for about 3 seconds when the ignition is...
• STOPPING flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:58:59 -0500
  For over a year, maybe every fourth time I've driven my 90, the coolant light would flash and keep flashing until I popped...
• LED Flashlight Info
  Historical mailing list
  31 Jul 96 08:21:27 PDT
  Wow, I actually found the article on LED flashlights. If you have access to Design News, 5-6-96 check it out, otherwise read...
• Re: Flashlight holder source
  Historical mailing list - Ty Graham
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:31:26 -0700
  You can use these clips for all kinds of stuff besides flashlights. AA clips grip the Westy poptop frame pretty well. C/D clips...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:46:14 EDT
  ...Was addressing the flashing water indicator first, but in light of your experience, maybe I should shift my priority to the switch and possibly...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Bergin
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 23:40:50 -0500
  I have a 1985 westy and the temp light flashes until the temp gauge is in the center of its range. I have shorted...
• Re: Window Trick Works!
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 12:22:34 -0700
  ...However, if the headlights were in the bright position or if you have "flashed" your lights once, then the flasher will be in the...
• led light flashing
  Historical mailing list - hugo
  Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:00:50 -0700
  can anyone speculate on why my led light for my water temp has begun to flash? it started yesterday when i started the car...
• Re: Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 10:35:58 -0600
  ...I was on the freeway (California), looked down and saw that temperature led flashing. Started to slow down and and the LED stopped flashing...
• Re: Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 10:35:56 -0800
  ...When I put it back I may have hooked up the wiring incorrectly and > since then it flashes too fast -- similar to what happens...
• Friday flash mob
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 2 May 2014 06:37:53 -0400
  with absolutely NO Vanagon content Rembrandt flash mob (with sound) https://www.youtube.com/embed/a6W2ZMpsxhg?feature=player_embedded%C2%A0%3B (Night Watch...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 08:58:40 -0600
  http://www.van-cafe.com/led-turn-signal-relay https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/novita-led-compatible-electronic-flasher-ep35/5081297-p?gclid=CjwKCAjw47bLBRBkEiwABh...
• Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - C B
  Sun, 1 Jan 2017 16:48:10 -0800
  ...BUT the driver front flasher works in emergency 4-way flasher mode regardless of parking light/headlight configuration. I know the 4-way flasher...
• Re: indicators & lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Mar 2001 08:37:48 -0500
  ...With head light on, I get no >flashers..... > >sound familiar to anyone ...where best to start looking ...I vaguely recall >having similar problems that...
• Re: Temp Warning Light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 19 Sep 1998 22:59:19 -0700
  ...and now the light flashes ALL THE TIME!!!! Arrrrgh!!! Marty Wallace wrote: > Hi, Todd- > > FWIW, my temp light intermittantly goes through periods of flashing...
• Re: Flashing Cooling Light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 13:09:17 -0400
  ...Flashing Cooling Light > > > Kevin- > > My temperature light has been flashing for a month now. Coolant level > and composition is fine, engine is running great...
• Re: Vanagon LEDs Flasher resolved
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:54:37 -0700
  ...But the flashers didn’t work with the recommended relay. >>> I matched the numbers from the working LED flasher in my other van and...
• Re: What controls pre-ignition flashing of warning lights?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 01:10:33 -0500
  Listee David Beierl has written extensivley about the flashing coolant light. Should be in the archives. The 'extended flashing coolant light' culprit according to...
• Re: Emergency flasher won't work
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Jun 2015 08:39:19 -0400
  The turn signal and 4 way flasher wiring is a bit complex. You will have to do some troubleshooting. Begin with looking for a...
• Re: Early (real early) turn signals
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Aug 1994 12:18:59 -0400 (EDT)
  Your turn signal works because there is a heating element built into the signal flasher. When the turnsignal is turned on, a connection is...
• Re: Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 22:19:13 +0000
  ...may have hooked up the wiring incorrectly and since then it flashes too fast -- similar to what happens when the other side's bulb...
• Re: flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 16:04:17 -0400
  ...Also, there is no explanation that I can find as to how the flashing lamp works ...I presume it must be when the sensor...
• Re: Turn Signal flashing --THANKS ALL!!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Sep 1999 11:59:24 -0500
  ...Gurus- > My right turn signal flashes (inside on the dash) really quickly > compared to my left turn signal, which flashes normally. > >> > > bulb out. > > chris
• Re: Friday flammables-Flammables vs. combustibles.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:09:20 -0400
  ...Class IA - Flash Point less than 73�F; Boiling Point less than 100�F Class IB - Flash Point less than 73�F; Boiling Point...
• Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:05:07 -0800
  ...Emergency flashers don't work. Green turn signal indicator light in dash comes on steady, external lights stay off, red emergency flasher light (in...
• Re: Temp Gauges: Fake Over Heating?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:34:13 -0400
  ...My '84 has never exhibited the phantom flashing problem, but the '85, from the day I picked it up a year and a half...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 17:21:35 -0500
  At 10:22 AM 12/13/2013, Dean S wrote: >Hello all;ok I have the wacko flashing temp gauge syndrome which magically >showed...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 15:27:10 +0000
  ...the emergency flashers you can get a > >> lot more flash time out the battery. > >> > >> You can also get non load dependent flashers elsewhere. > >> > >> Dennis...
• Re: Directionals work, flashers don't, 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - madvws
  Wed, 27 Nov 2024 15:48:54 +0000
  The emergency flashers use a different fuse than the turn signals do.The green indicator doesn't rely on power from either fuse. What...
• Re: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 18:43:40 -0700
  ...flashing temp light Dear List, The overheat alert light in the water temp gauge of my 83.5 is flashing constantly, though the gauge...
• awnings
  Historical mailing list - Tony Moore
  Wed, 21 May 1997 12:08:20 -0400
  ...http://www.flash.net/~vwcanvas/index.html VW Canvas 104 Hillcrest La Vernia, TX 78121 210/779-2136 vwcanvas@flash.net
• Emergency flasher
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 3 May 2006 16:21:20 -0700
  Will a dead emergency relay at the fuse panel stop your flashers from working normally (left and right hand turn signal) ? Sean Garrett Central...
• Re: Directionals work, flashers don't, 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 5 Dec 2024 15:25:12 -0500
  ...I had no idea the flashers and the emergency light had another fuse. I’ve had changing fuses fix several recent problems on both...
• Re: Turn signals
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
  Mon, 30 Dec 2002 06:43:57 -0800
  ...The current comes > > from the fusebox, through the flasher switch, through > > the flasher relay, through the flasher switch again, > > through the turn signal switch...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light, mysteries revealed!!
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 18:46:26 -0800
  ...I think the > later model is to be > preferred as I want to know the reason the LED is > flashing. The flashing > LED has...
• Re: temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 15 Dec 2013 21:38:02 -0800
  ...Just barely touching the T14 plug would maker the LED flash, or not. Electrical contact cleaner there helped a little .. Really needs a new...
• Re: Directionals work, flashers don't, 1991 Subie Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 4 Dec 2024 16:00:25 -0500
  Hi John, I’m wondering if you solved the flasher problem and can share the solution? And, which list member gave the right answer...
• Re: Vanagon LEDs Flasher resolved
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 29 Dec 2023 09:50:50 -0600
  ...But the flashers didn’t work with the recommended relay. > I matched the numbers from the working LED flasher in my other van and...
• Cooling temp light flashing...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:52:46 -0700
  ...Whilst driving through downtown San Francisco today, my coolant light began flashing and stayed flashing until I reached my destination. Driving was stop and...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 06:32:24 -0700
  That momentary flash is also useful as an aid to passing trucks. It is their practice to flash their headlights at each other when...
• Re: Spotlight
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 19:40:22 -0800
  The good thing about an old style spotlight....you can let go and it stays pointed...unlike a hand held flashlight. Or, when driving...
• Coolant Temp/Coolant Level LED and Flashing Oil LED - Instrument Cluster Upgrade... Advice required on continuous flashing Coolant LED.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mundy
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:31:14 +1100
  ...The flashing LED for the Coolant Temp/Coolant Level LED doesn't want to go out, it keeps on flashing. Yes I have checked...
• Re: Flashing coolant light?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 28 Aug 2001 11:34:35 -0500
  Dominic Robertson wrote: > I have an 87 Westy Syncro petrol van, and during this summer we had an > intermittent flashing coolant light. I solved...