I'll count next time...maybe it's not a full 10 seconds.

it's terrible wet, cold, and humid here right now.

never had to think about it much ..
they flash at first ..they go off .  No worries.

ok..
87 Syncro, Subaru 2.2 engine.
turn key on and count ..
it's about 4 seconds.
that van has been outside for a week sitting in damp and wet and cold
conditions ..
and inside the shop for two hours.

ok..the original van ...the 85 with new wbxr engine ..
about 4 seconds on that  one too.
So perhaps no capacitors on their way out.

thanks !
Scott
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
To: "Scott Daniel - Turbovans" <scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, March 13, 2011 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: temp gauge flasing LED goes off instantly on start uip

> At 11:18 PM 3/13/2011, Scott Daniel  - Turbovans wrote:
>>here's what i have now ..
>>turn on key and wait, light flashes 10 seconds and goes out.
>
> Ten seconds means the capacitor in the gauge is on the way out.  Probably
> on very humid or foggy days it will run much longer (or if it's that way
> now, on dry days shorter) until the gauge warms up internally from the
> heat of the gauge element.  But it's trying to tell you that it has died
> and just hasn't fallen over yet.
>
> Yrs,
> d