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• Alternator & EGR lights flashing?
  Historical mailing list - Kyle
  Mon, 3 Feb 1997 13:52:01 -0500 (EST)
  ...Ever since I got my 1980 VW camper (last August), the alternator & EGR lights would flash together and at the same rate. They don...
• Re: Hysterical thermal gauge.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 28 Jul 2001 09:08:52 -0500
  ...When warming up the light flashes and the needle is pegged. > Is this what we are talking about? I believe that your problem is...
• Re: driving light placement, was Re: SA grills available again
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:02:28 -0500
  do you report the "flashers" to the correct authorities? sudhir On 12/20/06, JordanVw@aol.com <JordanVw@aol.com> wrote: > In a message...
• Temp gauge or heating problem?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Sarriugarte
  Fri, 29 Nov 2002 22:12:55 -0800
  ...Then the little red light began flashing maybe 20 times rapidly with about a 30-second gap before the next sequence of flashings began...
• HELP!! No Headlights - 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 12:06:17 -0400
  ...Every once in a while, I'll get the high beam indicator when I use the headlight flasher...or it will stay on when...
• Erratic temp LED and gauge needle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 15 Oct 2019 21:16:03 +0000
  ...I presumed it was an electrical issue of some kind; not a plumbing issue.  So left the campround, with temp LED flashing away.  After...
• Re: 2.1 won't run when hot
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:49:05 -0400
  ...You can drive around and watch the timing light flash in your rear view mirror. If it stops flashing, you've lost your spark...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 05:56:46 -0400
  ...Just try and inform myself through the list. > > Temp light flashed continuously although the gauge read normally. It's = > often flashed longer than necessary...
• Re: Coolant Temp/Coolant Level LED and Flashing Oil LED - Instrument Cluster Upgrade... Advice required on continuous flashing Coolant LED.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:51:06 -0500
  ...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: painted vans?
  Historical mailing list - Bart Wineland
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:44:51 -0400
  ...thanks, Bart At 10:33 PM 8/15/00 -0700, you wrote: >I know what PPG is but what is flash silver??? > > >> >>I tried...
• coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 06:11:42 -0800
  ...Pulled the connector and expected the flashing LED on the clock to flash but it didn't. Checked the manual and there is nothing...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 22 Sep 2011 17:49:33 -0700
  Since you are a relative newcomer to watercooled Vanagons it is understandable that you would not fully appreciate the flashing led as a beneficial...
• Re: Darn it, blinkers still not working. Help?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 22 Mar 2003 15:52:36 -0800
  ...Make sure that only one filament is lighting when the left signal is flashing and the parking lights are off. It is a 2...
• Re: OXS and battery light on intermitant
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:49:08 -0500
  ...tunajuice wrote: > Hello Listees, > > Any thoughts or suggestions regarding recent intermitant OXS and battery > dash lights flashing in 85 vanagon. They flash simultanieously and...
• flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - Eddie Nelson
  Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:05:36 -0700
  daughter got in the vanagon this evening and saw a dim flashing red light on the heat gauge. The van seems to be running...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 11:39:44 -0400
  On 9/2/05, Spencer Allen <SPENCERVW@aol.com> wrote: > The coolant light on my 85 1.9 flashes at start up and continues...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:33:11 -0500
  ...You probably won't hurt anything by driving around with the coolant light flashing as long as the temp needle is low, but if...
• Re: Silly Question, maybe?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 30 Mar 2017 10:03:17 -0600
  ...with a flash light Ken Do You possibly have a Video on How to "open the license plate door with a flash light" ~ {:~) ORR...
• Re: road greetings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 24 Aug 1994 18:46:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...you all use the flashing headlights to greet on- >coming Type IIs, or is that passe'? > Well, I tried, but my high-beams only...
• Re: [T2] Coleman lantern for iPhone/iPod
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 11:40:46 -0800
  ...It taps into the LED flash on an iPhone - to run continuously, not flash of course - and throw out a lot of light. Vanagon...
• Re: Turn signal won't work at all
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sun, 24 Feb 2019 01:57:13 +0000
  ...But on a similar vein...suppose I wanted to REPLACE that 31 year old flasher switch with a new one?  I've been looking...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:29:30 -0800
  ...Parking light, left turn/flasher, ground. If someone plugged the ground wire onto the wrong prong then the bulb voltage will feedback into the...
• Re: Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 13 May 2005 04:14:41 -0500
  ...Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Charlie Swanson wrote: >My 85 GL coolant level light flashes sometimes and >it's driving me nuts. > >On...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 25 Nov 1998 00:43:08 -0600
  My face is as red as my emergency flasher logo. Don't use the flasher switch; as a substitute, use the rear defrost switch...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:25:42 -0700
  Just replace the flasher Matthew. They should be available at your FLAPS. On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 11:02 AM, Matthew Snook <matt...
• Re: Turn signal gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Fri, 26 May 2006 12:33:44 -0400
  ...If the >rapid flash is still there after the grounds are repaired, you can usually >turn on the hazard flashers to find the culprit...
• Thanks Mark! (dreaded cooling light)
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 09:23:35 -0400
  ...Need help - the dreaded flashing red coolant light I assume you have the same type of problem, a persistent and recurring flashing of the...
• Re: Early (real early) turn signals
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 8:25:31 PDT
  > > > 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: Window Trick Works!
  Historical mailing list - Charles Michaux
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 17:28:04 -0000
  ...flashed" your lights once, then the flasher will be in the low beam > position and the window trick will not work until the flasher...
• Re: Re flashing over vans
  Historical mailing list - H Steven Dolan
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 10:55:18 -0700 (PDT)
  The flash feature may be a european/american difference as my brother's German spec car has it but his American spec car does...
• Re: LED lights
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Tue, 18 Jul 2017 13:48:26 +0000
  Thanks for the helpful responses! From these responses I am leaning toward the flasher relay remedy. I will be checking at the FLAPS and...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:13:36 -0700
  ...as a Flasher the White shuts down & Amber LEDS do the Flash,,, Makes for a very distinct difference between Running & Flashing ~ Here is a...
• Re: Turn signal system failure
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Fri, 14 Mar 2008 14:46:12 -0700
  ...Recently, my '84 started doing nearly the same thing! After sitting for three days, I took off for a gig, and the flasher didn...
• Re: Flashing temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 14:05:11 -0600
  ...Just try and inform myself through the list. > > Temp light flashed continuously although the gauge read normally. It's often flashed longer than necessary...
• Re: 87GL: O2 Warning Light Flashing Intermittent/No Other Symptoms
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 21 May 1998 06:42:58 EDT
  ...Magee" <condor2@FLASH.NET> writes: >Volks, >These are wife-described symptoms: (recieved all over cell phone while >at work). >Water temp guage warning light...
• Re: Alloy wheel caps and a ? (Turn signals)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:01:15 +0000
  ...Left turn signal flashes twice as fast as the right turn > signal > and, from time to time, the left front turn signal doesn't...
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:26:09 EST
  <<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: flashing temp light
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 00:09:36 -0400
  ...flashing temp light Dear List, The overheat alert light in the water temp gauge of my 83.5 is flashing constantly, though the gauge...
• flashing coolant light
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 6 Apr 2001 08:31:49 -0700
  Within the last week my coolant light has started flashing at start up each morning. The light will begin flashing right after the the...
• Flash bomb
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sun, 19 May 2002 10:38:00 -0700
  Does anyone on this list have any knowledge of a computer attack with an item called a "Flash bomb." I need to know how...
• Re: Temp Gauges: Fake Over Heating?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 22 Oct 2003 22:50:38 -0400
  At 10:34 PM 10/22/2003, Mike Collum wrote: >Sometimes (rainy day, remember) I'll start the engine and after watching >the flashing...
• Re: Coolant light flashes until warm, sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Fri, 2 Sep 2005 10:45:11 -0500
  <<The coolant light on my 85 1.9 flashes at start up and continues until engine and coolant warm up. After warm up there...
• Re: Turn signal puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 4 May 2016 14:29:52 +0000
  While we're on the topic of turn signal and flasher problems, I have one too. My signals and flashers work externally as they...
• paint code for flash silver
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 10:13:29 -0800
  Can someone please provide me with the paint code for Flash Silver Metallic, circa 1987? The painter at the body shop is telling me...
• Re: Rear left turn signal not working
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 13 Feb 2017 00:40:52 +0000
  ...This suggests grounding from the > rear light assembly is good. > > Right front and rear turn signals work fine, with a typical flash from the...
• Re: Turn signal puzzle
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 4 May 2016 14:08:59 +0000
  I had a similar problem recently with blinkers and flasher.  What worked for me was to remove the red flasher switch from instrument cluster...
• Re: My red coolant light is flashing
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Sat, 14 Nov 1998 22:53:32 EST
  ...going over the Fox River when my red coolant light started flashing. 87 Westy gl. Had to drive another mile or so to get...
• Re: [T2] 71 turn signals
  Historical mailing list - kfilc
  Sun, 7 Dec 2003 22:49:13 -0000
  I have a 72 Westy and both indicators flash at the same time. BTW I need the switch sitting on the steering colum for...
• Re: Strange electric problem!!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Wed, 15 Dec 2004 07:38:01 +0000
  ...Wed, 15 Dec 2004 01:00:23 -0500 > >Gentremen's... > >Van is an 83 Air-Cooled. >Parking light ON, rear left flasher goes ON...
• Re: Funky temp gauge - update
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 8 Jun 2015 21:33:19 -0500
  ...When it was humid, it would flash for extended periods. Sometimes if I let it flash for five seconds before starting it would stop...
• Re: Help with coolant light flashing randomly - no leaks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 15 Sep 2007 17:26:47 -0700
  ...The lamp continued to flash incessantly for a few months afterward, then quite mysteriously stopped. Now it just flashed when I want it to...
• Emergency flasher won't work
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 26 Jun 2015 23:40:43 -0700
  Hi to all, The turn signals work on both vans but the emergency flasher does not. I have a few switches and all of...
• Turn Signal Flasher....
  Historical mailing list - Phil Baird
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 09:50:08 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me its location and does the same relay operate the emergency flashers? Also, can I acquire the relay at my local...
• Re: Vanagon LEDs uthr than HeadLights
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:51:08 -0500
  ...I replaced all the exterior bulbs except the flashers. I tried the flashers with the new relay and it didn’t work. The first...
• Re: Need more help - the dreaded flashing red light
  Historical mailing list - jim
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 06:56:03 -0400
  ...Low > voltage can cause the light to flash. Assuming that's not it, if the > light > flashes *with the 43 module removed* then it...
• Re: Flashlight holder source
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 12:41:42 -0400
  Steve, check police supply stores, Walmart, camping stores, Mag Instruments (I think the address is on the flashlight). It's a standard item, I...
• 84 turn signal lite short?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 17:13:12 -0400
  ...They all flash bright while the turn signal light flashes but dimly.. any thoughts?? Thanks Tim
• Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 07:57:10 -0800
  ...It flashes both the turn and 4 ways. The possible issues with the dash flasher indicator can be subtle. Test and record results carefully...
• Re: flashing LED
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 21:44:48 -0400
  You meant to say coolant temperature gauge, right? ;-) If that is flashing it's probably the coolant level is low or the sensor not...
• flash 2 pass
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 11:11:37 -0800
  ...Of course, flashing those 6 volt lights in the day time was pretty much an academic exercise (meaning that they didn't do much...