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Subject:Re: Late night - blinking light
From:Jim Felder
Date:Sun, 6 Sep 2009 09:53:37 -0500

To quote Roger Rabbit; "I wouldn't dooooooooooooooooooooooo that!"

: )

Jim

On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:32 AM, Don Hanson<dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> I put a nice neat circle of black electrical tape inside my clock, where
> that blinking POS lives. �You can't even tell the thing is there...probably
> still blinking and blinking and blinking even though the coolant level is
> fine.
> �Being an ol aircooled van and beetle driver, I always always check the oil
> in my Vanagon and when I do I also check the coolant level in the expansion
> tank...it's right there next to the dipstick. �Also, I monitor the
> instrument panel while driving.
> � I suppose I could or should fix that light properly, but that tape is so
> elegant in it's direct approach...and it works just fine for stopping that
> irritating flashing that IMO is redundant anyhow.
> �Don Hanson
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 7:14 AM, Tom Stone <tstone8359@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> "I solved it by taking apart the instrument cluster housing and
>> swapping out the temp unit for a good one. That fixed the problem."
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have the same problem. �Having ignored the blinking light once in my
>> early Vanagon history, and having a catastrophic head gasket failure ensue,
>> I really want to make sure the system is working properly. �Thanks for the
>> information.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Tom
>>
>> Ohio
>>
>