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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Wesley Pegden
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:20 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Electrical Riddle (my dash...)

I should have mentioned: I have an '84 1.9l.

-Wes

Wesley Pegden wrote:

> After enjoying a brief few hours of functioning behavior, my dash
> lights are once again not functioning.  However, my dash is displaying
> activity worthy of a car-talk puzzler.
>
> The little indicator light on the rear defrost switch will not always
> be on when the switch is on.  It will come on with the switch if
> EITHER
>
> the key is in the on position and the headlight switch is off or the
> key is in the off position and the headlight switch is on.
>
> If either both the key and headlight switch are turned off, or on, the
> light on the defrost switch is unaffected.
>
> So, any ideas?  I'm totally stumped.  None of the other dash lights
> appear at all out of the ordinary.  Turn signal indicator, high beam
> indicator, hazard switch indicator, gauges, etc., are all fine.
>
> Thanks for any help!
>
> Oh, and when the defrost light is not working, it displays the same
> behavior as the dash lights, coming on for a brief moment and then
> going off.  However, with the defrost switch, there is a middle point
> where it will stay on.  With the headlight switch, there isn't.  Puzzling!
>
> -Wes
>