William S. Brown Jr. wrote:

>I'm driving an 86 Vanagon  with the standard 2.1L engine.  As a note it has
>been cold (+5 down to -10) at night for a few days. So here is where I am
>at.
>
>The van starts, but the headlights, front and rear wipers, and the front and
>rear heater blowers do not.  The parking lights, 4 ways, courtesy lights,
>and radio all work.
>
>Also, if I turn on the headlights and then cycle the headlight dimmer
>switch, and hold it on in the flash position, then everything works, at
>least as long as I hold the switch on.  As soon as I release the switch, it
>all quits again.
>
>I would appreciate any suggestions.  It's cold outside and I need the
>accessories to work.
>
>William
>Palmer Alaska
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William and Will,
Wow, two posts with the same problem, one '87 and one '86. I'm pretty
sure it's the X-relay that's involved, but I'd check  the archives to be
sure. (don't have the Bentley handy) Might also be the effect of all the
solar storms we've been having lately :-)
Doug in CT