---- mordo <helmut.blong@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Exactly, Stephen. "Heartbreak" is more apt. Oh, the Huge Manatee.
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> 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?

At start up, the electrical warning light normally comes on -- the light beside the little battery symbol.  It then, as is standard for warning light checks, should go off.  DMc
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> 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

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David McNeely