Robin,
With the water tank sender rod hooked up, if you can hear faint clicks as
you run the float up and down the rod then the rod may be okay. In that case
it is likely your LED panel. If you don't hear clicks try replacing the rod,
then if the lights still don't work the LED panel would be the next thing to
repair or replace. In my case it was both... probably due to my mucking
around with some wiring without disconnecting the battery first... sorts put
power surges through the system that can blow the panel and/or the rod. I
don't know if the rod can be repaired, but as of 2 years ago the list did
not offer this solution. The LED panel can be repaired, but you need to be
an electronics guy or hire one.
Bill
90 Westy Syncro
-----Original Message-----
From: Robin Oomkes <robin.oomkes@SWIFT.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Friday, January 07, 2000 7:34 AM
Subject: '90 Westy watertank gauge shot

>Hello vanagoneers,
>
>My new '90 Westy has the following defect: the rod that goes inside the
potable
>water tank always gives the 'full' signal (top green led is lit on the
>kitchen-mounted control panel).
>
>It looks to be a sealed unit. When I take it out of the tank, and move the
>floating device up and down the rod, the green led remains lit, unless I
bend
>the rod a bit - I can then SOMETIMES get a better result: upon moving the
>floater 'down' the rod, successively the yellow and red led come on.
>Flickeringly.
>
>So I'm pretty sure the control panel is ok and the rod is bust. Can I fix
this,
>or do I need to get a new one? How much are they?
>
>(My '84 Westy has a simpler setup: it only has three metal contacts fixed
in the
>side of the tank. These have never failed me).
>
>Thanks for any help
>
>Robin
>90 Vanagon Atlantic TD
>84 Joker Westfalia D
>p-mail to: robin.oomkes@euronet.nl
>