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Subject:Re: Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
From:Jim Felder
Date:Fri, 1 Jan 2016 00:55:25 +0000

So, it's a headlight ground, not a turn signal ground? It makes sense if
there is current in the circuit enough the glow the LED then there is
probably enough to disrupt the turn signal's need for interruption of
current to operate, right?

Would you run a ground to the chassis at the lights? (which are BTW
relayed).

Jim

On Thu, Dec 31, 2015 at 3:41 PM Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Bad ground for the lights. Both lights are grounded at a common connector
> over the fuse box. I would add a new ground at each headlight.
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> Sent from my Windows 10 phone,
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> Dennis
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> *From: *Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
> *Sent: *Thursday, December 31, 2015 3:06 PM
> *To: *vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> *Subject: *Riddle me this about Vanagon dash wiring gremlin
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> Diesel Vanagon 1983. When headlights are switched on there is a slight glow
> from the "brights" LED in the cluster. When switched off or to parking
> lights, it does not glow. The turn signal work but the indicator light on
> the dash does not.
>
> Sounds like a ground, but can anyone suggest which one?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>

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