I also see no difference in this and other Vanagon discussions and here's
the "Vanagon specific" info I learned from this "rambling thread" so far.

The cap fails because it gets leaky, probably because the manufacturer used
Aluminum Electrolytic.
If you want the best chance of it never failing again then replace it with a
tantalum cap.
It's a royal PIA to get to so you want to do it once & do it right.
You could possibly just eliminate the cap but why not replace it once you go
through the pain of reaching it?

My suggestion is that if it's a thread you are not interested in, just
delete it.

Thanks,
Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Mike S
Sent: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 12:25 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: ARRRGGGHHH Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED

At 12:48 PM 9/29/2009, Robert Fisher wrote...
>I realize this was vanagon related when it began, and I rarely make
>this
>observation, but this is the third or fourth time in recent memory
>that
>we've had to endure this kind of obscure egg-headery,

And just how is this different than "obscure" technical discussions of
anti-sieze on bolts, tires, wheel alignment, or what year first came
with "see-through" headrests?

Discussing how to best repair a Vanagon is Vanagon related. If this
area of Vanagon discussion doesn't interest you, move to the next
message. And if it's not Vanagon related, then it's the moderators'
place to chastise, not yours.