I'm not a big believer in this but I know that some people are. The clock
uses electricity constantly. Is it possible that a previous owner seldom
drove the Westy and didn't want the clock to run down? I know people that
live with this fear.

Bruce

>From: "Babbitt, Timothy" <tbabbitt@UIUC.EDU>
>Reply-To: "Babbitt, Timothy" <tbabbitt@UIUC.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Why disconnect the clock?
>Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 16:51:39 -0500
>
>A few months ago I bought an 80 Westy, and among other things, the clock
>was not working. Today I took a peek a the wiring to the analog clock
>and saw that the connector had been purposefully disconnected to the
>clock, covered with electrical tape so that there was no chance of it
>connecting by itself. I plugged it in and it works-keeps accurate time
>so far. Despite the ticking, it doesn't seem to be a bomb....
>
>SO...my question is, other than to stop the ticking noise, is there any
>good reason to disconnect the perfectly functioning clock? Is there
>something I'm missing here?
>
>Thanks in advance....
>
>-Tim
>
>

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