Red Lights on Dash
- NakedonaHorse
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Red Lights on Dash
Hello, I've been driving my van daily ever since my boyfriend totaled his car. He's borrowing my truck and now I'm spending some quality time with my van. But recently on my commute over to the boyfriends house. The two red lights on the dash have come on and are staying on. It's the battery light and OXS light (whatever that means). Before they would often flicker as I was driving around and I just got used to ignoring it since there seemed to be no rhyme or reason to it, figured it was a loose wire or something. But now the two lights come one and stay on.
So I just wanted to check in and see if I need to do something about it or just keep ignoring them. The van is driving expertly. A couple times I've looked down and I was going 70!!! Never thought I'd see the day.
So I just wanted to check in and see if I need to do something about it or just keep ignoring them. The van is driving expertly. A couple times I've looked down and I was going 70!!! Never thought I'd see the day.
- Bleyseng
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
What year is this "Van"??
Geoff
77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
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77 Sage Green Westy- CS 2.0L-160,000 miles
70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
http://bleysengaway.blogspot.com/
- tristessa
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Check the connections at the alternator, and make sure the voltage regulator is screwed into the back of the alternator securely. It looks like this:
Maybe drop Bob/Hambone a line, see if he;s got some time to poke at it. Whereabouts in Portland are you?
Maybe drop Bob/Hambone a line, see if he;s got some time to poke at it. Whereabouts in Portland are you?
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- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
OXS is oxygen sensor, probably a reset button somewhere. Probably not important but whatta I know?
Battery light, perhaps your alternator is no longer providing a charge. Further tests are needed, some places test for free in Portland, battery shops, etc. You can also check the battery voltage etc. with a voltmeter.
Battery light, perhaps your alternator is no longer providing a charge. Further tests are needed, some places test for free in Portland, battery shops, etc. You can also check the battery voltage etc. with a voltmeter.
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- hambone
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
We posted at exactly the same time...
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http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- tristessa
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Flickering before it comes on permanently, alternator. See here: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=264599
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- NakedonaHorse
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
The battery is new, just bought it in January. The lights appear to behave in unison. I drive it from E 60th and Burnside out to Happy Valley multi times a week and it starts up fine each time.
- tristessa
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Just because the battery is new, doesn't mean the alternator is working like it should.
Any chance you could swing over to the Lab on Monday? We could look at it there...
Any chance you could swing over to the Lab on Monday? We could look at it there...
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- tristessa
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Any news? I remember we found that flakey wire on Monday...
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- NakedonaHorse
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
All is well, Thanks so much for the help. We might actually be taking the van up the coast this week. So I'll have plenty of time to make sure it all works.
- Xelmon
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Naked, I have a van, you have a bus.
Even if it's a Vanagon, it's still a bus. =P
Even if it's a Vanagon, it's still a bus. =P
- Amskeptic
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Clothed, I have a bus.Xelmon wrote:Naked, I have a van,
Colin
(takes all kinds, I guess . . . )
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- Xelmon
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Re: Red Lights on Dash
Amskeptic wrote:Clothed, I have a bus.Xelmon wrote:Naked, I have a van,
That's going in my signature!!