I was considering changing one of my Syncros to a +24v electrical
system.  Many good reasons for this, but mostly problems like this
would  disappear, with a minimum of rewiring.  All the light bulbs
 would simply changed to 24 volt. This means 1/2 the current in
every wire.  Problem solvent.  In the near future we are going to
see vehicles running higher voltages, IIRC it is something like 28
volts. This is for similar reasons. Things that  need to change
are dash board stuff, windshield wipper motor, engine control
stuff.  Things starting to get expensive then.  So now I'm considering
running only a portion of the Vanagon on 24v.....Just food for thought...
                                                          Eric

Ken Lewis wrote:

> One change I am making to this mod is run TWO 10 gauge wires from the
> battery, one for each relay. That way if you blow a fuse you won't be
> totaly in the dark.
>
> Good Luck and Drive Safely
> Ken Lewis
> 86 Crewcab, 60 356 T-5
> http://Neksiwel.20m.com/
>
> On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 21:54:49 -0700 Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM>
> writes:
> > The archives are full of this problem with these Vans. The headlight
> > switch
> > sucks....gets unable to transmit the current. You can get a new one,
> > then
> > replace it after awhile, especially if you use your brights alot.
> > Or, you
> > can do the headlight/switch upgrade.
> > Here's one resource:
> > http://www.vanagon.com/info/articles/upgrades/headlight-relay/
>
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