[tcb] Re: Gremlins
- From: "w.wood" <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 08:22:47 -0400
"In this world, you get what you pay for." - Kurt Vonnegut.
On Wed, May 11, 2011 at 6:05 AM, kelly dosch <kellydosch@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The owner of Bugoholics in Pasadena says there is a really good shop
> near his that will actually just make a new harness and install it for a
> fraction of the cost of ordering a new one. (imported labor ) He said
> they're cheap, fast, and they know what they're doing.
> Actually, I think he said,"They do good work. They'll getcha in & out
> and you can probably pay 'em with a case of beer."
>
>
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> *From:* w.wood <evil.scientist.boo@xxxxxxxxx>
> *To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Sent:* Wed, May 11, 2011 1:21:51 AM
> *Subject:* [tcb] Re: Gremlins
>
> The Bays were the first VW bus with integrated all of the turn signal and
> hi/low beam functions. It could be that the switch is just worn out. My
> Step Dad's old bus used to have similar issues so
> we replaced the switch with one from a bone yard. That cleared it up for
> awhile then finally we replaced the dimmer relay and it fixed everything.
> The bays were the first to actually get an honest relay in a bus. As all of
> the other e-mails replying to this indicate, patience is your best friend
> along with a good multimeter. Also, don't forget that the contacts, even
> though they'll conduct current, won't do it well. Also, if your wiring has
> been severely hacked by DPOs or FPOs (are they like APOs?) just get a new
> harness; it'll save you tons of headaches and frustration.
>
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> This is probably a Chuck question since my '68 zebra Bus doesn't have
>> normal wiring and he is familiar with Denis' abnormal wiring. This Bus has
>> glass fuses and everything looks different.
>>
>> At times on my driveway or at my mechanic's the horn, brake lights, brites
>> and low beams and turn signals have worked correctly and then they work on
>> quickie test drives but then on longer journeys (like to work) they get
>> freaky. Like the turn signals work but when I turn them off they go off but
>> the green triangles stay lit. Sometimes I can get these to turn off by
>> putting my headlights on and clicking them to brite to turn the green
>> triangles off. Or then sometimes the turn signals just quit.
>>
>> Later (maybe hours or days later) after I make it to my destination, I
>> start to fiddle. I mess with the fuses up front, I mess with the wires in
>> the back, I mess with the wiring in the turn signal housing (some of the
>> wires in there are on their last leg, one is now unattached, I think it has
>> to do with switching from low to high beams) and usually I get it back to
>> some state of working. And then I test drive, it works well enough. And
>> then I drive to work and it goes goofy again and stops working.
>>
>> So here is my theory, can the turn signal relay work normal sometimes like
>> after a period of rest but not work other times because it gets hot over a
>> longer drive?
>>
>> Or do I need to call a priest and have an exorcism?
>>
>> When the turn signals, horn and brake lights stop working all at the same
>> time I believe that has more to do with a fuse that gets loose.
>>
>> My alternator light sometimes goes on when I am stopped at a traffic light
>> especially if I have my headlights on but when I start moving it does go
>> off. I thought perhaps a timing/idle problem but the mechanic worked on
>> that today and the green light is coming on again when stopped at traffic
>> lights even without the headlights on. I don't know if this has anything to
>> do with the turn signal gremlins.
>>
>> Thanks for reading this babble, I can't believe you made it this far. I
>> like quirks but this Bus has a few too many.
>>
>> Julie
>>
>>
>>
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