>Mike and others: thanks for the comments. >Certainly I've not moved a bulb. I'm just the second owner and I've >had the car for eleven years. But it is always possible.
>No, the EGR bulb is slightly above this ATR bulb, so it is >definitely the ATR bulb that is lit. >Do you happen to know if I can gain access to the bulb socket and >its wires from the front trunk? On my Ghia, this is so simple. I've >not tried it in my '79. Otherwise I will have to remove the >speedometer, and I've no stomach for that job right now. jack >The manual trans vehicles had the same speedo, but they installed a black >plastic plug in that location; only the semi-automatic trans vehicles had a >functional bulbholder installed in that spot. >Did someone (or yourself?) move another bulbholder into that hole by >mistake? You can remove it and put a piece of duct tape over the hole. Or >you can just leave it open and unless daylight shines in, you'll never see >it glow again! Tape off the wire/ bulbholder if it's not one of the other >ones that you actually need! Could it be for the EGR elapsed mileage >counter light instead? > >Mike B. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jack Dinan >Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2011 8:47 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [vintagvw] ATF lamp on a 1979 SB > >I have a 1979 SB. The transmission is manual. There is a red light on >the speedometer that is labeled ATF. This light turned on one day >last month and has been on ever since. Irritating. >If it is like most other lamps, it is activated by grounding one terminal. >Can anyone suggest where that ground wire is located so I can find the >short? >jack > >_______________________________________________ >vintagvw site list >[email protected] >http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw > >_______________________________________________ >vintagvw site list >[email protected] >http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
