> I guess someone should compile a list
>along with a quick check for determining if a given problem a Vanagon
>owner has is due to one of the common ones like yours was

We All Agree with That !!!
( Someone ) ( get er Done !! :o) !!!???!!! ;o)   heh heh heh .....

JC...

-------------- Original message --------------
From: mdrillock <mdrillock@COX.NET>

> In my experience there are only a handful of common electrical failures
> on Vanagons. Ok, maybe 2 handfuls. I guess someone should compile a list
> along with a quick check for determining if a given problem a Vanagon
> owner has is due to one of the common ones like yours was.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
> Paul Connelly wrote:
> > Thanks for the help guys,
> >
> > I will try to get around to changing them all over at some point,
> > Scott. For the moment I took the connectors all off and the Multi
> > Point Grounds out cleaned everything up and tightened all of the
> > spades and reconnected everything. Fan now works perfectly on low and
> > high!
> >
> > Still no head lights but that's a job for tomorrow....
> >
> > Have a great evening,
> >
> > Cheers, Paul.
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 6:40 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans
> > > wrote:
> >
> > if you are talking about that multi-ground point with push-on
> > spade terminals...........
> > way mo betta to convert them to screw and eye grounding terminals.
> > Be sure to put a star type pointy washer betwixt the wire terminal
> > and the body of the van.
> > scott
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Connelly"
> > >
> > To: >
> > Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 4:43 PM
> > Subject: Re: Radiator Fan Resistor Question
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey Mark,
> >
> > You're right - had to crimp up a jumper wire, but using a
> > parallel ground
> > turned the fan. So bad earth - looks like it is the furthest
> > away of the
> > second ground post behind the fuse panel, Maybe that's the
> > headlight issue
> > too - I guess its time to take them all off clean them up and
> > re apply. I
> > did try each crimp terminal with a meter to a separate ground
> > earlier, and
> > didn't see any problems, but I guess its there... Well -
> > that's the next
> > couple of hours...
> >
> > Thanks Again,
> >
> > Paul.
> >
> > Could they make it any tighter to get in there!!!
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 5:03 PM, mdrillock > > > wrote:
> >
> > What you just wrote suggests the bad ground for the fan as
> > I mentioned at
> > the end of my reply. Either that or you have multiple
> > problems. The ground
> > can be intermittent..............
> >
> >
> >
> > .......
> >
> >
> >
> > Another common failure point is the ground lug for
> > the brown wire coming
> > from the fan. It plugs into the grounding star
> > behind the main relay
> > panel.
> > Many grounds plug in there and corrosion is a
> > major issue on them.
> >
> >
> > Mark
> >