Thanks Joel!  Looks like I have to replace the bulb - thanks for the
detailed how-to info.!

Peace,
Marla
'87 Westy Van "Morrison"

>From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@earthlink.net>
>To: "Marla Stelk" <mjstelk@HOTMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re:      Fuse for light for gear identification?
>Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2002 12:47:56 -0600
>
> > The light that shows whether I'm in park, drive,
>nuetral, etc. has blown
> > somehow.  Is there a fuse that is for just that or is
>there are bulb or
> > should I check the wiring?  Thanks in advance - it
>makes it kind of
> > difficult driving at night.
>
>check the other lights on the dash ..like the fan
>switches and the heater levers. if they still light up,
>it's the bulb inside the shifter housing. yes, there is
>a bulb in there. kinda hard to get to. :(
>
>you have to remove the shifter housing, which means
>removing the top T-shaped handle on the shift lever ...
>it's held on by a very small hex-head screw: you need a
>set of allen wrenches, from sears. about $20 for a
>whole set (you'll never use all of them, but enough of
>them come in handy on the vw's so it's worth getting).
>there are four screws holding the housing to the floor
>under the carpet and the carpet has to be pulled up a
>bit to get the housing off ...i wound up cutting that
>little thin piece of carpet that goes between the shift
>housing and the dash panel ... i figure i wouldn't
>notice a gap back there. :)
>
>good luck!
>joel

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