Exactly, Stephen. "Heartbreak" is more apt. Oh, the Huge Manatee.

I have come to the conclusion that my foil was perhaps already torn. I may
have torn it a bit more but I do seem to have all of the functionality that
had previously except for the half-functioning clock. I have the high
pressure oil warning light at start up. and everything else. I don't
actually know about the voltage light. Does this come on at start normally?

On Fri, Aug 6, 2010 at 9:07 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com> wrote:

> "'tradegy' is a pretty strong word."
>
> The tragedy is in breaking something while successfully fixing something
> else, as I seem to have done as well with my odo and the high beam indicator
> light (blue foil related).
>
> Stephen
>
> --- On Thu, 8/5/10, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> wrote:
>
> From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
> Subject: Re: Blue foil tragedy
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Date: Thursday, August 5, 2010, 8:04 PM
>
> hi.
> 'tradegy' is a pretty strong word.
> thought someone got killed.
>
> does sound like the Dynamic Oil Pressure System connections got damaged.
> which means you might be  missing high and low rpm oil pressure warning,
> and evidently, charging warning -  if the battery symbol light doesn't come
> on when you turn on the key.
>
> and the oil light should flash steadily when you turn on the key ( not
> start
> the van ) .
>
> durn thangs.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "mordo" <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 4:40 PM
> Subject: Blue foil tragedy
>
>
> > Heh. I fixed the odo/tripmeter successfully but in the process, tore the
> > blue foil at the connector at the back of the speedo. I still have temp,
> > tach, fuel, turn signal, highbeam lights and instrument lights. I have no
> > clock, no big loss as it only displayed with the ignition off.
> >
> > What am i missing? I'm guessing oil pressure, battery?
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > --
> > mordo
> > 1990 Carat
>
>
>
>
>

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mordo
1990 Carat