OK, I pulled the chime (part # 321 919 433B) out and there's 6 male spade
terminals marked (clockwise from top) 85, skinnier one marked "G" then 31,
86, 15.  One in center marked "L".

I'm assuming the skinny one marked G is ground.  When I apply 12 v + to any
of the others (and in combination) and ground to "G" I get nothing.

Am I right in assuming it's toast?

I have a bentley's but can't find this dang thing in the pages of wiring
diagrams (97.67- 97.84)

On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 3:32 PM, Mark Hersh <cmwolfsburg@gmail.com> wrote:

> At the end of our road trip last year, our ignition switch went out (I
> think I diagnosed that from posting on the list -- belated thanks!).  Lost
> wipers etc.  Made it home.
>
> Got one from NAPA (probably first mistake) and it seemed to work kind of
> stiffly to me.  A partial install (w/o taking steering column
> apart) indicated the problem was indeed the ig switch (wipers worked).
> Everything seemed fine.  I think the chime worked OK.
>
> I squirted some 2-26 electrical contact lube stuff I have in a spray can
> probably for 20 years in it for the stiffness problem.  Installed, and
> seemed to work OK except no chime.   Some might say good riddance but we
> kind of miss it.  I don't like leaving the keys in the ignition.
>
> Fast forward to this spring, bus hard starting when warm, take to my
> regular shop, Specialty Motors in Seattle (highly recommended, BTW), cause I
> figured some kind of major electrical/fuel fratastat problem.
>
> They said it was a bad ig switch, they replace and bus starts and runs fine
> ever since (a few weeks ago).
>
> But still no chime.  Door light, whose switch on the inner pillar also
> controls the chime (I think) works OK.
>
> Coincidence?
>
> I'm going to have my snoot under the dash soon installing a headlight relay
> kit and figured I would try to see what might be going on with our chime.
>
> Ideas?  Thanks!
>
> Mark H.
>
> 86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"
>
> Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
> regardless of temperament.  Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
> http://www.blackpearldogs.com/  Learn about black dogs in a Vanagon at
> http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/108220533
>

--
86 Campmobile Six-Seater "Monty"

Black dogs are euthanized at a greater rate than other-colored dogs,
regardless of temperament.  Learn about Black Dog Syndrome at
http://www.blackpearldogs.com/  Learn about black dogs in a Vanagon at
http://www.pbase.com/mhersh/image/108220533