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Subject:Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
From:Vanagon Man
Date:Mon, 3 Sep 2001 09:52:01 -0400

go to vanagon.com and look for info on the "silver socket'

Adam P
81 westy (2 of them)
74 beetle
73 Transporter (new!!!!!!!) Total resto in progress

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----- Original Message -----
From: "pederparizek" <pederparizek@QWEST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????

> I have this same thing in my '84 Westy and was wondering what the heck it
> was too. It almost looks like it was a switch for something.
> Peace out,
> Peder
> '84 Westy
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "gatorxray" <gatorxray@NETZERO.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, September 03, 2001 12:04 AM
> Subject: What is that darn silver thing on my Westy diesel dash???????
>
>
> Hi all,
>  82 Westy diesel has a silver thing to the left of the heater controls
about
> the size of a dime.
> Looks like a light bulb socket. It is not the coldstart knob,that is 1
inch
> down and to the right.
> I put a test light up to it and it is hot....12v with the ignition off. I
> initially thought it was a dealer
> installed indicator for water in the full. My other diesel vanagon
(van-not
> Westy) did not have
> the similiar thingy. However I looked a another Diesel Westy for sale and
it
> had the same darn
> silver thingy.
> HELP ME
> gatorxray@netzero.com
> mike
>
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