Thanks Mark, I'll pull the 43 relay and see what happens.  I installed a 7k
tach (TiiCo Engine Conv) where my clock used to be, so I suppose now I'm
tach equiped.  FYI, I installed that years ago, this falshing light thing is
recent.  Oh and I have an 86 so hopefully the 43 relay is easy to find...  I
dread pulling my fuse block because even before I added relays for my
headlight the thing was a monster having already had rear (westfalia
weekender) air conditioning in back and dealer added crusie control there
are so many freaking relays stuffed in there it takes considereable effeort
to get the thing back in...  and the "main power" wires are so freaking
short to that I can only pull the fuse block out about 2-3 inches before I
start have wires disconnect themselves...

Anyway, I might get a chance to fiddle with it this weekend, I'll let the
list know if I get it fixed...  or not....  thanks again for the adivce

-Jon

----- Original Message -----
From: "mark drillock" <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 5:18 PM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig
lighter

> Not that weird, pretty common actually, at least on tach equipped
> models. If you pull the relay 43 from the (hidden in 83-85) socket you
> can eliminate a few causes and narrow it down to a problem in the
> instrument cluster area. More detail available after you pull the 43
relay.
>
> Mark
>
> David Bohannan wrote:
>
> >Hm, that's funny/not funny...
> >
> >Mine does the same thing, but just ALL the TIME!!!
> >
> >I hadn't asked yet because I hadn't gotten around to it...The initial
> >blink when you start it has not gone away...even though the temp gauge
> >reads below half....weird!!!
> >
> >Dave
> >85 GL "Baby Bus"
> >85 "No name" blinking coolant indicator "Blinky"?
> >
> >
> >