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Subject:backup lights
From:Keith Adams
Date:Fri, 17 Nov 2000 10:53:40 -0700

Last weekend whle changing my transmission fluid, I replaced the back up
light switch with the one I order from the BD.  Still no lights.  Check
fuse #15 (which is what Bentley says it's on) and there's power.  Bulbs
are good.  So I need to know..

1) is there a usual suspect along the way for broken wires, etc.
2) is the switch a simple power in one side, out the other when switch
is closed (i.e. should I have power to one side of the switch all the
time when the ignition is on?).  I tried both wires with a test light
and got nothing, but I thought maybe my test light wasn't getting a good
enough ground.  Who knows.

My patience was worn pretty thin by the time I finished with the
transmission oil, so I didn't spend much time on it (not because
changing the oil was difficult, it's just it was getting dark and the
temperature had dropped below freezing again, and I was tired of laying
underneath the van!).

Muchas gracias,
Keith Adams
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy"

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