Sorry James,  

I was thinking about my own set up which I wired a relay into the system for my aux lights.  

There is NO relay for the high/low beam in the Vanagon.  The switching mechanism is strictly mechanical and built into the signal stalk.. ie a toggle on/ toggle off set up.  So, probably you have a bad switch if the high/low beam is not switching properly.

Yau-Man Chan
87 GL..

>>> James Flanigan <Jtflanigan@AOL.COM> 11/18 8:28 PM >>>
In response to my problem, Yau-man suggests "check the relay."  This sounds
like the ticket (I didn't know if there was a relay).  Does anyone know where
this relay is on an 83 Vanagon?