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• Sticking Turn Signals?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:25:21 -0800
  ...When i turn on the emergency flashers the problem goes away and the turn signals work great. Is this a bad contact in the...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:17:10 -0700
  You replaced a three-connector relay with a two-connector? And your flashers don't work? On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 2:06...
• Re: waving
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Aug 97 08:48:21 -0700
  ...There's a tendency for Westfalia owners, no matter what the vintage of their vehicle, to flash and/or wave at one another. Keep...
• 84 turn signal problem
  Historical mailing list - Tim Spotted Wolf
  Wed, 26 Jun 2002 12:48:09 -0400
  ...As you recall when I put on my drivers side turn signal the parking and license plate light would flash brightly and the turn...
• Re: 2.1 won't run when hot
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:23:21 -0500
  ...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: Strange electrical question.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 Oct 2019 17:54:38 -0400
  ...This is why the indicator flashes out of phase with the signals. Note that this means the light will glow even if the turn...
• Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 5 Aug 2021 22:39:16 -0600
  Could someone please explain what controls the initial Igni’ On Low Coolant Warning LED Flash Duration ~ Have 1 that won’t stop blinking,, Have...
• Re: new switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 May 2012 15:39:30 -0400
  At 03:19 PM 5/31/2012, ed donnen wrote: >Oh yeah, and my Emergency Flasher stopped working. Probably knocked >something askew in the...
• Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - Russell Talbot
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:56:32 -0500
  ...The light in the middle of my temperature gauge has started flashing a lot even though the temperature itself does not seem to be...
• Rapid left blinker after fix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 19 Feb 2017 00:59:49 +0000
  ...grease.  All bulbs flash when the emergency flashers work, and all turn signals work but the left turn signals flash rapidly while the right...
• Re: Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:19:45 -0800
  ...Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight > > > > The new 2005-2006 Lehmans Non-Electric Catalog just arrived. Inside the > > back cover is a windup flashlight...
• Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 23 May 2005 16:39:13 -0400
  ...Buzzes, not flashes. When you have no particular reason to expect coolant loss, you can't do all your driving watching the light just...
• Re: 4-way flashers, halfway
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:07:59 -0700
  ...dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > I had the same problem with my flashers and it cleared itself up somehow. > No fault with the turn signals...
• Headlight Turn signal weirdness
  Historical mailing list - john
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:07:13 -0400
  ...After pulling flasher relays and emergency flasher switches, I finally pulled the bulb out of the front left turn signal socket and guess what...
• Re: Alternative signal lights
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 29 Jul 2003 10:21:17 -0400
  ...That is why when a filament burns out in a rear turn signal the flasher flashes so quickly. The resistance in that half of...
• Re: Help! Flashing Temperature LED
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  15 Jan 97 00:21:50 EST
  ...Starting my 88' Westy >> (water-cooled) was no problem however the Temperature LED would not stop >> flashing. >(snip > maybe your anti-freeze was frozen...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant Hell
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 16:31:03 -0700
  ...It only flashes the led. The old type stops flashing as soon as the level goes up but the new type keeps flashing until...
• Re: coolant LED issues
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 14:53:56 -0800
  ...Once the level circuit flashing led is triggered, you may have to turn the key off to reset it. Once it is flashing, jumpering...
• Re: Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:27:25 -0400
  ...Re Stopping the flashing coolant light for good > > > > Mine (84 I-4 conversion faux-Westie) was flashing when I bought it. > > Likely a function...
• Re: 85 flashing coolant indicator
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 03:11:02 +0200
  Byron MacIntyre wrote: > The coolant light on my is possessed, it flashes inconsistently, > some days it flashes constantly, other it turns off as soon...
• Re: parts source?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Mon, 7 Apr 2008 11:02:00 -0700
  OK, now I've checked the emergency flashers, and they don't flash either. Same result, just continuous lights and LED on the dash...
• Re: Spotlight
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 11 Nov 2010 18:00:18 -0800
  ...High end CREE LED flashlights Al has been snooping around in my rig! I added a 550 Lumen flashlight to my kit about a...
• VW Mechanics' Shop shirt?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Larsen
  Wed, 26 Aug 1998 21:04:03 -0500
  ...Thanks!, - Kevin kevhd@flash.net http://www.flash.net/~kevhd/
• Re: strange sounds flashing lights
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 09:12:38 EST
  ...Also, now that it is colder I have noticed my temperature flashing light does not want to go off after I start the van...
• '87 vanagon power steering problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 1995 07:21:46 -0400 (EDT)
  ...After turning the ignition off and restarting a few times the buzzing and flashing of the light stopped. I am still driving the van...
• Re: Alternator & EGR lights flashing?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 3 Feb 97 14:10:26 EST
  ...and EGR lights flash at the same time is because they are on the same circuit. Both come on as a bulb check when...
• Re: Blinkers, Flashers, and Brakes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 17 May 2006 09:23:55 -0400
  ...Much like when my flasher problem was fixed by unplugging and replugging the spade connectors at the base of the flasher relay. With these...
• Re: Headlight Operation
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 09:05:41 -0400
  You're describing the "Flash-to-pass" feature which is a european requirement, IIRC. It's designed for a manual momentary "flash-flash" operation...
• Need help - the dreaded flashing red coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 17:21:17 EDT
  ...The dreaded flashing red coolant light has come on in my '85. The van isn't loosing any coolant, the main coolant bottle and...
• Re: Water level/temp warning flasher
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 10:19:51 EDT
  ...With it removed, the warning lamp continues to flash. (DEFINATELY a faulty gauge?) [text/html]
• 91 Carat w/autotranny - Turn Signal Issue
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:48:33 -0500
  ...One other thing - the emergency flasher does not work. When turned on - the light in the signal indicator comes on - but the flasher does...
• Re: Blinking temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Goetz Aust
  Mon, 29 Jul 2013 13:57:16 -0600
  ...On the way home temp warning lights flashed again after about 10 minutes but I continued on as the temperature remained at mid point...
• Re: Coolant temp warning light won't stop flashing - is my diagnosiscorrect?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 16:58:21 -0500
  Doug, the flashing light in the temp gauge in the instrument panel is the low coolant level warning light. It connects to the coolant...
• I love Utah and ZION
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 30 Aug 2005 17:02:11 -0700
  ...LOL just had my wife flash em. ;) I got one vanagon that flashed me the peace sign.. one and only I love these vans...
• Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 07:38:22 -0600
  ...Inside the back cover is a windup flashlight. Has 3 LED lights, a rechargeable battery, can run on battery for 10 hours or windup...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light Sensor Test
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 06:08:38 -0400
  At 09:49 AM 6/19/2006 -0700, David Shepherdson wrote: > I am getting the flashing coolant light in my 87 syncro. It is...
• Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:41:57 -0600
  ...Does that flashing red light have any other meaning other that the fact that the coolant is low. Like if the tank is full...
• Re: 84 turn signal lite short?
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 19:24:15 -0400
  ...They all flash bright = while the turn signal light flashes but dimly..=20 any thoughts??
• Re: coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 11:47:02 -0500
  ...The actual flasher circuit is in the gauge itself -- it starts flashing any time the input signal corresponds to a full-scale reading, and...
• Re: Signal light flashing too fast.
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 18 Nov 2023 14:14:19 -0500
  ...When I put it back I may have hooked up the wiring incorrectly and since then it flashes too fast -- similar to what happens...
• Re: Turn signals Blinking Too fast?--bad connection probably
  Historical mailing list - Weibel, Pius
  Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:57:40 -0500
  My right front turn signal flashes twice as fast as all of the others and is about the same brightness. I know that the...
• Re: cluster swap from 85 van to 86 van
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 28 May 2006 10:35:09 -0400
  ...the gauge stays at >the bottom but the light keeps on flashing. Coolant is not low, and it >doesn't flash with the 86...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:38:54 -0700
  The flashing could be due to the electrical gauges in the circuit not getting enough current. Clean the contact of the red wire at...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 01:37:38 -0700
  ...coolant temperature gauge will flash > for about 3 seconds when the ignition is turned on. > > If the light flashes while driving, the engine may...
• Re: break-ins was Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 3 May 2011 12:58:44 -0700
  On Tue, 2011-05-03 at 09:11 -0700, Andree wrote: > > I've thought about putting a flashing red light on the dash but...
• Re: LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 15:37:39 -0400
  At 12:43 PM 9/18/2007, David Kao wrote... >I have a LED flash light with a single 3 watt LED in it...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:05:11 -0500
  ...If you have no propane it won't start but WILL give you a flashing red light, same for low 12V. Ben http://www...
• Re: flashing to pass, spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sinnen
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 21:54:37 -700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 25 Aug 1994, Joel Walker wrote: > flashing to pass: i'm pretty sure than my 1971 bus and my 1973 bus did...
• Re: Water temp warning light flashing
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 11 Nov 2014 09:22:15 -0800
  the water temp warning light flashes a few seconds when you turn the ignition ON before starting the engine and then stops. If the...
• Re: Turn signal puzzle
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Wed, 4 May 2016 12:07:08 +0200
  ...If the four-ways don't work pull and replace the flasher to make sure it's making good contact, and try another flasher...
• Re: '85 Westy Camper: What to watch for?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Wed, 19 Aug 1998 08:49:52 -0400
  ...When this happens, the temperature light starts flashing. Interestingly, if the coolant mixture is wrong enough that it no longer conducts sufficiently, this too...
• Re: Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 06:19:55 -0800
  ...Lehman's Wind-up LED Flashlight > The new 2005-2006 Lehmans Non-Electric Catalog just arrived. Inside the > back cover is a windup flashlight...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 21 Sep 2011 18:04:26 -0700
  ...the LED will also flash with a very high temp reading as well. to draw your attention to the gauge. early vans are wired...
• Temp warning light Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 20 Sep 1998 08:09:34 -0500
  ...Temp Warning Light Mystery > >Funny you should write this - I just replaced the sensor with a new one... >and now the light flashes ALL...
• flashing temp light when cool
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:52:49 -0400
  ...But every now and then, it decides to continue flashing until the needle is up to half way mark. It has never come back...
• coolant light flashing on startup
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Sun, 2 Dec 2018 14:09:34 +0000
  the coolant flashing light will sometimes stay on on startup and cause the oil light to glow VERY dimly. The light will not go...
• Re: flashing coolant light purpose
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 23 Sep 2011 22:19:58 -0700
  ...is near > the end. > > alistair > > Ya, but do you have a flashing reservoir light in your bathroom? You never know when one of your...
• red light flashing
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 09:58:29 -0700
  i have the red led flashing at the water temp gauge i have checked alot of stuff and the wire connections where i thought...
• Re: coolent level sensor
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 03:35:33 -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: 87 Vanagon temperature light
  Historical mailing list - Vanman
  Sat, 10 Oct 1998 11:12:21 -0700
  ...It will also flash when the engine over heats. I imagine that it is the same way with the 86-91 vanagons. It will...