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Subject:Re: Electrical gremlins back
From:Mike Collum
Date:Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:58:33 -0500

Yep.  Stuck as in the contacts welded together.

I had one do that once.  I opened up the relay, separated the contacts
and burnished them to get it working again.  Replacement is a better idea.

Mike

B Feddish wrote:
> "Stuck" as in broken in the closed position hence needing replacement?
>
> Thanks,
> Bryan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Collum [mailto:collum@verizon.net]
> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 10:49 AM
> To: B Feddish
> Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Electrical gremlins back
>
> I'd say it's more likely that the X circuit relay is stuck.
>
> Mike
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> B Feddish wrote:
>> I'm having that problem again where the radio, wipers, fan, rear defrost,
>> etc. stay on after the ignition is switched off. I thought I could live
> with
>> it but as I'm driving around this winter trying to collect more road salt
> I
>> inevitably leave at least 1 thing on after I shut the van off and the
>> battery is dead the next day. Is this the ignition switch?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bryan
>>
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