

| Subject: | Re: Sunday afternoon questions |
| From: | John Lauterbach |
| Date: | Sun, 11 Jun 2023 19:18:57 -0400 |
Thank you, Karl. That is sure a complicated system. Doubt if I will ever have to use the deforst system here in FL, but getting the mirrors working would be nice. John -----Original Message----- From: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> Reply-To: Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Sunday afternoon questions Date: 06/11/2023 05:33:55 PM Gowesty has a writeup on power windows. According to them: https://gowesty.com/blogs/article-library/power-mirror-system-explained , they might work if you ramp up rpm to 2000. Maybe worth a try. Karl. On Sun, Jun 11, 2023 at 5:17 PM John Lauterbach <john@jhl.mgacoxmail.com> wrote: > I finally got some time to work on my 1991 Vanagon. I had parking light > and > taillight assemblies to install as well as a pair of new power mirrors > from an order > I had placed two years ago. When I had the right mirror loosened from the > door, I > realized that I could not do anything without removing the inside panel > from the > door. Also, I had not checked the fuses. I got my Bentley out but could > not find > anything in the electrical diagrams that covered the 1991 model that > showed me what > fuse I would need to check. So, first question is what fuse protects the > power > mirror circuit. > > When i put the new taillight assemblies on, I apparently scrambled which > bulbs went > where. The left-hand side went perfectly, but on the right-hand side, I > found two > single-filament bulbs and two double filament bulbs. Bulbs were Osram, > but I could > barely read the writing on the base of the bulbs. I put the two > double-filament > bulbs in the taillight and directional light sockets. The > right-directional signals > flash quickly, instead of at the normal rate. I suspect the answer here is > to make a > trip to the FLAPS in the morning and get all new bulbs. > > John >
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