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• temp sensor blinking question
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Wed, 14 Jul 2004 14:10:47 -0400
  Hi all havent needed to follow anyone elses info on blinking temp light until now. i have a 84 vanagon 7 pass 4spd with...
• Re: Proper Brake Pedal Feel/Travel?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:09:29 -0700
  ...required to activate > >> brake lights. > >> > >> I replaced MC not long after buying Westy. I don't recal bleeding the > >> switch. How is this done...
• Re: known Vanagon problems
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 27 Aug 2004 11:06:16 -0400
  ...blow motor seizes,blows fuse, burns switch > >> 9 - Front heater duct/control: internal flap seals deteriorate, air > >> leaks > >> 10 - head light ground wire: wire...
• Re: Starting system quirk - diagnosis help needed
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:10:02 -0500
  ...month? Ironically, the ignition switch. It's failure was evidenced by warning tones and warning lights for a brake system problem, as well as...
• Re: oil light question
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 31 Dec 2013 12:22:44 -0800
  ...However when the engine is switched off and restarted, there is no oil light. However after a few minutes, the regular blinking starts again...
• Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 08:05:03 EDT
  ...That explains the brake light on the dash since yesterday afternoon. I thought it was the parking brake switch malfunctioning. Ha ! Wrong ! So after...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge 2
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:15:00 -0800
  ...Lights, > > > > I just recently installed “SwitchBack” type LEDs on My ’90 & am Very > Pleased with results ~ > > > > They are Bright White as Running Light so...
• Re: It's 22:26!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:15:08 -0500
  ...pull the instrument panel next week to install the new > brake light switches. Thanks for the info, David. > > Warren (trying to get back home...
• Re: Christmas post and general posts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 25 Dec 2020 11:29:29 -0500
  ...at the headlight switch or ignition switch. Get the Bentley or other wiring diagram and a meter or test light and just follow the...
• 87 Cruise Control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:07:41 -0800
  ...diagram with a test light and passed the first several checks, including the tests for the clutch and brake switches. Since I passed those...
• Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
  ...72 Alarm switch (rotating beacon) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- INTERIOR 75 Radio, cigarette lighter 76 Speaker 77 Door-valve control ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SWITCHES ----------(Break-contact and changeover switches)---------------------- 81 Input...
• EGR/Tankcapacity/oilfilter/rust
  Historical mailing list - Flat Four
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 03:14:23 -0400
  ...Dipstick temp switch had spoken to me. It started blinking the oil light (idiot light) along with the hand brake warning light. I backed...
• Re: Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 2020 23:22:45 +0000
  ...Big empty space just forward of Passenger Side brake light Hi Richard,         I’m with you on this!  I always wanted to put my...
• Re: 87 Cruise Control--followup
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 4 Jan 2011 14:58:08 -0600
  ...wire instead of the light, the motor ran. The real problem turned out to be an intermitent brake cutoff switch. It was passing that...
• Re: Failure to return to idle
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 21:16:19 -0600
  ...Throttle position switch 3. Idle control Relay (mounted behind the R/R tail light. Typical tests to see if the Idle solenoid is working...
• Re: master cylinder problem thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 5 Feb 2015 08:54:04 -0800
  ...I also recommend using the best quality German parts, like the cylinder from Van Café, complete with brake light switches (they do fail). Cheap...
• Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:10:26 -0400
  ...I'm thinking > this is when the pedal engages the brake light switch? > 2) With my 5-year-old son, who's proven to...
• Re: Must sell my Vanagon - Comments appreciated
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 14:21:44 -0700
  ...gas tank to fuel injectors; new ignition switch; replaced various running, brake and turn signal lights. Hard to start. Needs more work. I've...
• Re: Troubleshooting cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 8 Jun 2003 19:06:30 -0700
  ...box, Vacuum switches on the pedals, the speed sensor in the speedo, a wiring pigtail that hooks into the brake light switches on the...
• Cruise control tips
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 19 Feb 2001 17:24:27 -0800
  ...If your test light does not light at all, you have a bad vent valve or a broken wire (Red-Black) between the connector...
• Re: Bus depot headlight upgrade "Vision Kit" for 1988 vanagon GL RELATED QUESTION/THREAD HIJACK
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Fri, 17 Jul 2015 00:32:58 -0600
  ...I have the lights on for daytime highway driving but can't tell how they perform obviously. Headlight switch isn't getting warm (if...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Karl
  Sat, 26 May 2018 11:42:03 -0700
  ...the automatic neutral safety switch. Depending on year the relay fix requires other corrections for the brake warning light and cruise control. So here...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - UPDATED - Now longer nad with more Frustration and discust!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Sun, 6 Nov 2011 20:00:24 -0500
  ...One stub axle, backing plate, bearings, brake drum, and all new rear brakes later (a few weeks later) - it's all back together and...
• Re: Hard/no start story, '86 2.1, AT, mostly removed AC
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Thu, 17 Dec 2015 17:45:53 -0800
  ...Pay > attention to the indicator lights while cranking the engine also. It is > common for an ignition switch to fail in a way where...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:32:10 -0700
  ...how closely VW cut things. >>>> >>>> 97.58 (Bentleys) shows the brake light switches fed by a single 18 >>>> gauge >>>> wire through a 8A fuse...
• 82 Rebuilt diesel Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Sun, 23 Jan 2000 13:36:11 EST
  ...Body has a little light surface/seam rust with 1 small fender ding. I plan to repair with some light body work. Extras for...
• Re: HELP!!!!! stuck idle!
  Historical mailing list - Keith & Lynn C.
  Mon, 8 May 2000 18:47:30 -0700
  ...around the throttle switch > and intake plenum. Nope! > > - Checked all vacuum hoses were not sucking air in. > Temporarily disconnected the brake servo lines & > plugged...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 11:40:42 -0500
  ...Front turn signal bulbs, then rear then the brake and backup lights. In the end it was very simple and now so complicated. Thanks...
• Re: LED Bulbs - low cost source
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 07:05:32 -0500
  ...Look at any sedan or coupe that has the third brake light mounted on the rear parcel shelf to see what I mean. Some...
• Diesel Wiring Problem!
  Historical mailing list - Gord Plouffe
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 19:01:00 MST
  ...Noticed Damage: -Glow plug temp sensor (replaced) -E-brake light on all the time (Figure a partially exposed wire) -Oil light on all the...
• Re: Filling cooling ( PART 2) and other little tid bits..<grin>
  Historical mailing list - Debi
  Sun, 2 May 1999 23:53:06 -0700
  ...Didn't use it yet. | > I decided I'd try to switch the rear heater fan switch to the other fan | > switch location... | > And...
• Re: The Ideal vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 22:22:03 +1300
  ...option with matching tailgate (as available in Hiace) -Japanese electrics (hey, the Italian motorcycle industry finally saw the light and...er...switched) -Japanese switchgear
• Re: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:22:50 -0700
  ...probably wouldn't have the switch I am talking about, instead it would be using the brake light switches and just be spliced into...
• Re: 5000 lb hitch
  Historical mailing list - Pokey
  Sun, 4 Feb 2001 19:39:59 -0800
  ...VDO Vacuum gauge even has the orange and green marking like the > tachometer, mounted in the brake/seatbelt light area above the headlight > switch...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58:58 -0700
  ...97.58 (Bentleys) shows the brake light switches fed by a single 18 gauge wire through a 8A fuse (S8). 18 gauge wire is...
• FW: Re: Hella style driving lamp, or else.
  Historical mailing list - Anderson,Chuck
  Wed, 9 May 2007 18:34:16 -0600
  ...built 2 support/brakets just beside my main light, same height, but more inside, over the grill, so the new light will be in...
• LED bulbswas: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 13:18:52 -0500
  ...Lights, >> >> I just recently installed “SwitchBack” type LEDs on My ’90 & am Very Pleased with results ~ >> >> They are Bright White as Running Light so...
• Message to Newbies
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Apr 2008 08:53:28 -0500
  ...The light is re=settable, and when the mechanic installs a new O2 sensor he sets the light. On the earlier vans, the light...
• Re: diff lock woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:53:39 -0400
  ...Having the light stay on after the harness is unplugged from the switch says short somewhere. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Reducing brake fade on '88 Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:55:19 -0700
  All quite right - I did NOT mean to imply you shouldn't use the best brake fluid you can find - and it certainly DOES...
• Re: New Vanagon owner needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:44:34 -0400
  ...My dome light does not work with any ---door open. The ---key-in chime works so the switch appears to be good on the...
• Re: Extra tailight in spare socket?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:04:52 -0400
  ...I spliced mine into the parking light circuit to get some extra lighting back there. You could wire them to come on with the...
• Re: Need help in Wilmington Camber destroyed tire
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reynaert
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 12:41:55 -0400
  ...The Brake Lights are out again! I’ve changed the two Brake Light Switches on the Master Cylinder a couple times… most recently 2...
• Re: VW 411, 412 models (nvc)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 08:46:35 -0800
  ...was to provide light to the Hand Brake Lever when it was extended up. A Door Jam Interior Light Switch was mounted near the...
• Re: Pop Top ...Stupid is as .....
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 18 Jun 2005 22:44:49 -0700
  ...a door pillar switch into the latch and wire it into the light on the dash for the E-brake or something. Might be...
• Re: Remote starter switch mayhem (Funny -now)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:37:49 -0400
  ...If I wanted a button up front as Scott mentions, I'd power it through the brake-light circuit. Not just for me but...
• Needed for Scirocco: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 20:17:36 -0800
  ...had the headlights on low beam as usual, and the driving lights on. guy started going real slow, then slams on his brakes in...
• Re: A Mystery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sun, 1 Sep 2013 13:54:09 -0700
  ...While cranking does the >> alternator >> warning light remain lighted and does the tach needle move? If not >> check the >> ignition switch. It may fail...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 14:12:06 -0800
  ...When you're coasting downhill, you're using the engine as a > brake. This means that above 1500 RPM, with the idle switch closed...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 10:25:46 -0500
  ...Difficult to explain but >>> there is some interaction with the brake warning light and the starter >>> circuit and the cruise has circuitry to make...
• Pooh's on the mend - update
  Historical mailing list - Woodcock, Frank
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 09:58:50 -0000
  ...Brake light now OK after replacement pressure switch. Right hand carburettor replaced - now drives a lot smoother. I said that this week would be...
• =?UTF-8?Q?When_you_try_to_cram_an_=c2=b402_Audi_A6_into_the_Vanagon?= =?UTF-8?Q?=c2=b4s_fusebox?=
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Mon, 14 Jun 2021 21:38:34 +0200
  ...It is wired to the main panel, offering various tap-ins for B+, ignition, speed, OBD (K-line), door ajar, brake, switch/cluster illumination...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Mar 2022 to 10 Mar 2022 (#2022-18)
  Historical mailing list - Robert MacDowell
  Fri, 11 Mar 2022 06:02:00 -0500
  ...Ground via Remote Switch = > after Starting so as to > > disengage that circuitry while I'm Driving, the Brake Warning Light = > comes on &,& once the...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:32:12 -0700
  ...how closely VW cut things. > > 97.58 (Bentleys) shows the brake light switches fed by a single 18 gauge > wire through a 8A fuse...
• Re: Off To Burning Man Trip Report #1
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 10:11:15 -0400
  ...That :::explains :::the brake light on the dash since yesterday afternoon. I thought it was :::the :::parking brake switch malfunctioning. Ha ! Wrong ! So after...
• Just unearthed some goodies............
  Historical mailing list - Vic Ahmed
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:17:55 EDT
  ...Tail-lights, new OEM. 5. Parking lights, new OEM. 6. Catalytic converters for both 1.9 as well as 2.1 engines. 7. VW...
• Re: 1991 Carat w/SmallCar Subie Conversion -
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Dec 2023 15:15:07 -0600
  ...door window seals > > > > New Headlight switch New front door and sliding door locks > > > > OTHER > > > > Factory leather steering wheel. > > > > Lighted, dash mounted oil pressure gage...
• Re: tilt steering column???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 23:14:11 +1200
  ...automatic lights. 4 settings on switch wand: off, park, head, auto. Set so, they come on by themselves in 2 stages (parking & head) as...
• Re: Starter woes
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2016 20:45:23 -0500
  ...The cruise being affected by the solenoid is due to being part of the brake warning light circuit also. On the later vans that...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:02:47 -0500
  ...Front turn signal bulbs, then rear then the brake and backup lights. In the end it was very simple and now so complicated. Thanks...