Well I'll Be Damned.  Needing to see this for myself, I just pulled the
instrument cluster--local law enforcement was quite interested in what I was
doing disassembling the dash of a van with a screwdriver and a flashlight,
but that's another story....
Thanks for the tip, Joel.  I'll be in to get the bulb tomorrow.  Very
sneaky.
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."

> From: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
> Reply-To: Joel Cort <joel_cort@YAHOO.COM>
> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 20:15:30 -0800
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: [Syncro] high beam LED, - NOT!
>
> Ben
>
> You will find out that the little blue light is not an LED but a
> regular light bulb with a little blue cover inserted in the
> instrument dash.  It is 12V and will work directly unlike the
> resistors on the the LEDs.
>
> The light bulb inserts into the back of the instrument panel just
> like the LEDs and costs around $8.00 at the VW dealer.
>
> I scavaged a junk yard and got my replacement from a Golf, same
> light.
> I felt obligated to purchase something from the junk yard so I got a
> dome light out of it too.
>
> Good luck.
> Joel
> 89 Syncro Westy MV
> Rochester NY.
>
> --- Ben McCafferty <ben@kbmc.net> wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> Back from the excitement with the @home service....felt like a fish
>> out of
>> water with no link for three days!!
>>
>> High beam LED is out--to test, Bentley calls for a battery to be
>> hooked to
>> it--anyone know what voltage battery to use?  I do see some
>> references to
>> 12V, but can't imagine putting a car battery to an LED is a good
>> idea.
>>
>> On my 90 syncro westy, the deceleration fuel shutoff isn't working
>> right--Bentley calls for testing of several components, but I don't
>> see
>> procedures for doing so.  Anyone have some quick and dirty ways to
>> diagnose
>> this system?  Symptoms:  when getting smogged, we would take the
>> engine to
>> about 3,000.  Attempts to back it off just a little (i.e. to 2500)
>> were
>> unsuccessful (it would drop to idle).  By unplugging the control
>> unit, we
>> could manipulate the RPMs at will.
>>
>> Ad (thanks) vance,
>> bmc  :)
>> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
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