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From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Idiot Light Question
Message-ID: <142@zinfandel.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Aug-84 12:18:27 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 13 12:18:27 1984
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This may or may not help, but I had an idiot light problem on my '84
VW Jetta after about 2 months.  The 'fasten seatbelt' light would come
on at random intervals, stay on for exactly fifteen seconds and then
go out.  The dealer fixed it under warranty by replacing a faulty
relay.

The moral of the story is, idiot light problems may be a fault with the 
light itself (and the associated circuitry) and not the engine.  BUT 
CHECK 'EM BOTH!

When I used to work on process control equipment, we always put in
circuits and software (sounds like a RPG: "Circuits and Software"  But
I digress) to test the indicator lights and meters.  But in a car?
Noooooo.



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Berry Kercheval		Zehntel Inc.	(ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry)
(415)932-6900