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Shift light shenanigans



For anyone who is interested I have a brand new L shaped circuit board that 
I purchase from Potterman. IT cost me $50 any reasonable offer will not be 
refused.

On 8/30/05, Jean-Claude Desinor <desinor@sympatico.ca> wrote: 
> 
> I found cracked soldered joints on the L-shaped Oil Pressure Warning
> System Module (is that he name?), and resoldering them fixed the oil
> light/buzzer problem.
> Note that the problem was alternating between the oil light or the
> busser or both, depending on how upset I was when banging on the cluster
> to make the noise stop.
> The soldering fixed all that. And now, even though I did not touch
> that, the upshift indicator is lighting again, which is good.
> You will have to take out and open the instrument cluster to fix that.
> Jean-Claude
> 
> Matt a ?crit :
> > Anyone know what might cause both my oil light to blink and the shift 
> light
> > to flash randomly? I had an uneventful drive to the store just now, 
> butwhen
> > it came time for the return trip my instrument cluster put on a light 
> show.
> > The oil light/buzzer has come on previously when I experimentally used a
> > lower weight oil (not anymore) and once or twice for a moment while 
> turning.
> > I'm somewhat disturbed by the shift light, as this was the first time 
> I've
> > seen it lit up in the year I've owned the car.
> 
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at 
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)