

| Subject: | Re: Blinking red light of death |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Tue, 1 Oct 2013 18:04:32 -0400 |
Mark, And if it does or does not stop, what conclusion should they draw? Larry A. On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 4:52 PM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote: > People with 86+ vans that have a persistent blinking on start up can > just reach into the fuse/relay panel and pull out the 43/42 relay, > whichever they have, while the van is still running, and see if the > blinking then stops within about 5 seconds. That will tell the tale as > to where the cause lies. > > Mark > > John Meeks wrote: > >> My guess is that extra time allows the capacitor in that module to come up >> to full charge. Mine is the same as yours even though I have replaced that >> cap. Go figure ;-) >> >> John Meeks >> '91 Multivan >> Stock 2.1 250k miles >> >> http://www.vanagonauts.com >> Vanagon Rescue Squad >> iPhone and Android apps >> On Oct 1, 2013 4:31 PM, "Bob Anderson" <ROBERTANDERSON294@comcast.net**> >> wrote: >> >> I was also having an issue with the blinking red light, until after >>> trying >>> all of the suggested remedies, I noticed that if I turn the key on and >>> wait >>> 5 seconds, before Starting the engine, the light stops blinking. If I >>> don't >>> wait the 5 seconds the light blinks. Simple as that! >>> Hope this works for you, >>> Bob A >>> Massachusetts >>> 86 GL >>> >>> >>
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