Amnon,

Check the gounds up under the fuse and relay panel whic is  mounted on the wall
to the upper left and above the clutch pedal. It is a multi-connection, star
shaped, and the grounds have a tendency to corrode and/or loosen.  Detach the
negative cable on the battery befroe your tinker under there. You'll have to
remove the fuse and relay panel , too, to access readily.

Tom Hanlon
Palm Springs, CA
84 Westfalia

> Hello friends,
>
> I seem to have a weird problem with my electrical system: every once in a
> while I find myself driving without headlights at night (even though the
> headlight switch is turned on).
> I think this doesn't happen in the middle of a drive, but rather after
> starting the van. I've noticed that the electric windows don't work either,
> as well as other circuits I can't recall right now.
> Also, pulling the headlight lever turns on the high beams, but releasing it
> turns them off immediately (just like when the ignition is turned off).
> I checked for a blown fuse but found non. Then, I started juggling the fuses
> and relays on the fuse box and somehow the light turned back on. I actually
> think I had to turn the ignition switch off to reset the problem.
> I tried tracing the electrical diagrams but didn't seem to find a common
> source for these problems (fuse/relay/switch).
> Before I waste more time on this, can someone point me in the right
> direction? I've got a gut feeling it's one of the the ignition switch
> contacts (but why then did the motor keep running? maybe it's because the
> ignition switch is comprised of three different circuits), but since it's a
> rarely repeating problem I'll have to wait for another occurence...
>
> Thanks,
> Amnon
>
> (## p.s: when replying, please also send me a copy directly because
> sometimes I miss the responses on this high volume list).
>
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