Ahhhhh, made in Shanghai.  No wonder their retail price is way below the
importing warehouse cost, much less the resulting markup for the factory KAE
relay, which retails for around $30 at VW (I think $27 or so at Bus Depot).
Hope it works (I'll stick to buying KAE relays, I haven't been much a fan of
Chinese relays of late, even if they do have the VW-Audi Logo) ;-)
--
Jim Thompson
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
73 K Ghia Coupe "Denise"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On 9/3/06, Charles McGehee <chasm@elltel.net> wrote:
>
> Ugh.  You made my day, Warren.  But thanks for the heads up.  It's
> hard not to ignore a blinking light that seems to have a mind of its
> own, I know.
>
> As regards my problem,  I finally found the relay and got it out --
> no thanks to VW and Bentley.  Unfortunately, though, it's a holiday
> weekend, and being in a small town where parts are hard to come by
> anyway,  I'll have to wait until Tuesday to see what's
> available.  Will probably have to go on line to get one.  By the way,
> Triangle Auto Parts (dba Innerauto.com) seems to have the best price:
> http://www.innerauto.com/store/psearch.php?part_number=191919376a&x=14&y=5
>
> Charles
> '85 Westy
>
> At 08:26 AM 9/3/2006, Warren Lail wrote:
> >Not sure about your blinking light, but a few years ago I had the
> >same symptoms on my 87 GL "Long John."  A normal round of short
> >blinks at startup, and then afterward a non-stop blinking
> >situation.  If I turned the ignition off and then back on, sometimes
> >it would go back out.  However, it was not long afterward that I was
> >driving around in Westcliff, CO, and blew a headgasket.  As it
> >turned out, the fan or fan switch (can't remember now) was defective
> >and the engine overheated.
> >
> >I was never sure whether the blinking light and the blown head
> >gasket were related, but after I had the head gasket repaired I also
> >changed the fan, the switch, and the radiator and the problem never
> >came recurred.
> >
> >The (possible) moral of the story: don't ignore those blinking lights!
> >
> >Warren L.
> >88 Westy 2.2 "Billy Bones"