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Subject:Re: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
From:Chris DeLong
Date:Fri, 26 Nov 2004 05:10:28 +0000

check the headlight dimmer switch. does the heater fan and turn singals
work? if not, replace the ignition switch.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.522.5503
www.finetuningperformance.com
Seattle, WA USA

>From: LOREN BUSCH <labusch@VERIZON.NET>
>Reply-To: LOREN BUSCH <labusch@VERIZON.NET>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Low Beams out, Where to Look?
>Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2004 19:53:55 -0800
>
>I'm coming to the list before I start troubleshooting in the morning,
>it's raining out there tonight.
>Problem: No low beams on the headlights.  With switch on, ignition on,
>all other standing lights come on (tail lights and marker lights).  High
>and low beams turn on when the turn signal lever is pulled up BUT do not
>lock on as they normally would. (Drove about eight miles home holding
>the lever up so that I had headlights.)
>I assume it has to be a fuse or a relay.  The fuse I can find if that is
>it, but what is the number/location of the relay for the headlights?
>BTW this is '90 Vanagon Westfalia.
>I'm assuming that there is someone that has BTDT and can save me some
>time tomorrow morning.  All suggestions welcome.  And thank ahead of time.