I would check the ground cluster behind the relay/fuse panel, battery
grounds/leads and the grounds on the engine. I've had my share of cars and
boats and its quite amazing how a band ground (or relay!) can affect the
behavior of gauges and especially LED if they get improper signals.

Shawn

On 6/8/06, wogdog <wognacious@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> I got a reading of 12.6v
>
> Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: I would check your voltage
> across the battery when the car is running.
> Hopefully up near 14v, at least 13.5.
>
> -Wes
>
>
>
> wogdog wrote:
> > Volks,
> > After a long uphill climb into a head wind and in 3rd gear I noticed
> that two lights had come on at the instrument cluster. The O2 sensor and the
> charging system light, the one with the battery next to it. Tried resetting
> the O2 sensor but no luck there. Do you think it could be a grounding
> problem? The van seems to be running just fine but I don't like the thought
> of driving it with those lights on. Any insights or tests to run would be
> greatly appreciated. I do have a multi meter but I'm not to good at
> electrical diagnostics
> > Thanks,
> > Paul Rogers
> > 85 Westy Weekender
> >
> >
>

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1993 Vw Eurovan GL

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