Thank you very much for your suggestion.  Lots of places on my van that need
attention to cleanliness of contacts, etc.  My Bentley went missing sometime
between 1991, when I traded in my '82 diesel and later moved from KY to GA, and
the time I bought my '84 in 1997.  Now on Vanagon number 3 with Subie engine.  I
have ordered a Bentley so I will at least have wiring diagrams for the lights,
etc.
John
On Tue, 2019-09-24 at 01:10 +0000, Richard Koerner wrote:
>  When I tackle lighting issues, I do this:  Disconnect battery.  Use steel
> wool on interior of light bulb sockets to brighten.  Anywhere connections are
> made.  Apply a light film of grease (white lithium, Vasoline) using finger or
> Q-tip.  The grease will sorta help dissolve whatever corrosion is left, and
> provide a barrier for the future.  Don't overdo it...just a thin film, remove
> excess.  If need be, bend metal contacts a little to provide stronger contact
> pressure; just a little.
> Yes, this method could even work on fuses and underdash fusebox.....which
> might be the root cause of your problem.  I recently did this on the fuses and
> fusebox in my 85 Tintop.  I had no problems, but didn't want any down the
> road.I'm not an expert, that's for sure.
> RichSan Diego
>     On Monday, September 23, 2019, 4:42:42 PM PDT, Dennis Haynes <
> d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:    For the rear all the bulbs are single
> filament, 21 watt for stop, turn, reverse, 5 watt for tail lamp. Small bayonet
> for the license plate. All turn signals common fuse, brake lights fused I
> think with the horn, taillights fused right-left side. Look for a bad ground.
> Why are you looking on the internet? Where is your Bentley?
> Dennis
>
> -----Original Message-----From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:
> vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of John H. LauterbachSent: Monday,
> September 23, 2019 7:20 PMTo: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: '91 GL -- no brake lights, no license plate lights, but have tail
> lights, directional signals, and back-up lights
> I went to the FLAPS this afternoon and got a complete sent of Sylvania bulbs
> for the rear lights.  All the numbers matched what has been posted on the
> Internet, but a couple of the lights look different than expected (two
> contacts instead of one), and tail light bulb was same wattage as stop light
> bulb (on my other Vanagon's stop light bulb was higher wattage than tailight
> bulb).  If fuse block diagrams on Internet are correct, Fuses 2 and 20 are
> suspect.
> John