> you'd think he would have mentioned or noticed bright red LED warning
> lights......
> so maybe none were on, or just at the last minute.

'course there's always the possibility of a bad warning light. When I
bought my first vanagon I didn't know it had low oil pressure at idle
when hot until I swapped out the instrument panel for one with a
tach--- and a working oil pressure lamp.
--
John Bange
'90 Vanagon - "Lastwagen"
'90 Vanagon GL - "Wiesel"