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• Re: Intermittent hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 06:12:48 -0600
  ...I have seen the switches fail so that the lights will be on with the key on but turn off when turned to crank...
• Re: Installed VDO/PSI Gauge = oil light on at idle?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 08:41:01 PST
  ...You have two oil pressure sensing switches. Here is some extra info................. The low pressure switch (4.4) must open between 2.2 and...
• digifant tool update
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 12:28:49 -0500
  ...The 6 LEDs do a good job of indicating the status of digital controls , switches , etc. The parts cost are between $20-$30 from...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 30 Aug 1998 08:07:27 EDT
  ...my 87 GL Syncro? >> Tyrone-- Most folks who go through ignition switches that fast are carying an impressive array of keys on their key...
• Power Mirror Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Y. Hung
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 09:54:57 -0500
  ...It also has a solenoid/clutch that "switches" the motor drive from vertical to horizontal axes. It's a very compact, creative design. The...
• Re: Fan switches - THANKS
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 10:01:23 -0400
  I want to say a public "thanks" to David B for his post. My fan switch went 2 days prior to this thread and...
• Re: Rebuilding Vanagon Electric Windows or How To Go Into Debt Quickly
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 19:41:53 -0500
  ...reasonable way to rebuild > or replace vanagon electric window motors and switches? With vw > replacement motors costing roughly as much as a left arm...
• Re: After Market Cruise?
  Historical mailing list - Jaap Nauta
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 13:01:01 +0200
  ...parts are needed? > Speed sensor, (whole speed ohmmeter unit)? brake & clutch switches, > relays, fuses etc. > What brands, models etc, for the aftermarket unit? > Any...
• Re: starting from aux battery
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 15:01:25 -0700
  ...and the switches have a large key you can take with you when the batteries are turned off ....as in anti-theft device. there...
• Fw: VDO OP Guage install?(long)[via LSMTP - see www.lsoft.com]
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Mon, 24 Nov 1997 12:53:06 -0600
  ...Needing to keep both switches in the system so the > computer chip behind the dash doesn't go haywire, initially I rigged up a...
• Re: Runaway Starters and Kill Switches
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 2 Nov 2013 01:33:03 -0400
  ...Runaway Starters and Kill Switches OK, I am becoming very paranoid. I have two 88 Vanagons - both of whom have had runaway starters in...
• update on a/c fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Tue, 15 May 2007 13:15:41 -0400
  ...You might also have to jumper around pressure switches to get the system to behave as if it was actually running. This way, you...
• Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Sat, 27 Jan 2018 16:58:08 +0000
  ...Best, Jim Door interior light switches new and like new (6) Rubber bezel for above new (1) Black lighted heater slier bezel with light...
• looking for a dash cluster
  Historical mailing list - A J
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 23:54:16 -0400
  ...That is why I need a complete assembly, well evrything but the switches but I am sure that any would be better than the...
• Re: Power Brake Bleeding
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 12:22:11 EST
  ...If you never have seen one, take a look at one of those pressure switches on a 240 sometime. It looks like an octopus...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 00:58:19 -0700
  ...Square headlight; right low beam (damaged) Other items like tail and turn signal lens, interior mirrors, gauges, switches, handles, glass, heater cores, etc., mostly...
• Re: Fan motor Lube: What do you use and where?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 17:07:58 -0500
  ...many amps it won't run with all the wire and switches proceeding it. The wiring is eating up the required amperage prior to...
• brake indicator light- 1985
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 11 May 2005 20:54:04 -0700
  ...is mistakenly shown as connected to one of the brake warning switches instead but the switch it comes from is not labeled. Good luck...
• Re: How do you replace the electical switch on the bottom of the lock cylinder?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 2 Mar 2006 23:35:27 -0800
  ...pull the steering wheel, unplug the wiring, pull the paddle switches, remove and replace the ignition switch. Easy as pie David! :-) On 3/2...
• Re: Electrical Nightmare?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:48:52 -0700
  ...The procedure is detailed on www.vanagonauts.com These ignition switches go for around 7.00 at Bus Depot. I mention them because I...
• Re: VANAGON syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 20:44:58 +0000
  ...You've got other problems to track down!  Start with > the easy stuff like the throttle body switches then check the spark and > fuel...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:48:20 -0800
  ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. > > Anyone have any ideas about this? > > Thanks, > > John >
• Re: Leaky Heater Valve
  Historical mailing list - James Felder
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 05:41:38 -0600
  ...Ignition switches, window rubber, cv boots and clutch slave cylinders come mind. I checked and and the ones I buy locally (but not from...
• Rough Idle and Rich running ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:01:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Full throttle and idle switches -- working perfectly. Yet to do (will get to VERY soon): Fuel Pressure Regulator (the one in there is pretty...
• Re: Lights - and voltage level (IR drop)
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 21:10:27 -0500
  ...voltage drop of about 2.3 volts over the wires and switches. I calculated a 33% power loss, due to bad connections. To fix...
• Re: WTB: Plastic speedo cluster holder
  Historical mailing list - Mark Rokus
  Mon, 31 Aug 1998 14:00:26 -0400
  ...Does anyone have one for sale? I don't need > the gauges or the switches, just the plastic housing. > > Thanks! > > -- David Marshall, Quesnel BC...
• Re: Reading in a Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:36:27 EDT
  ...One ground is connected directly to ground, while the other ties into the door switches ground circuit. While you're there you can add...
• Frankly, What I Need!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:02:51 EDT
  ...Just love those mercury switches! His comments on the vendors requires comment. I have no problem with Ron, Ken, Steve and others charging a...
• Parting '87 GL passenger van with blue exterior and gray fabric i nterior
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 16:00:14 -0600
  ...throttle body-injectors are up for grabs, interior items like dash switches-knobs-blower-fuse box-harness are up for grabs, lights and lenses...
• Re: Weird POWERLOCK Problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 05:51:54 EST
  ...Contacts in either of the motor switches. Wiring between motors, especially in the boots between the door and body. Constant bending will crack the...
• Re: Volksiebus - 88 Transporter - Rough Running Engine
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Fri, 17 Jan 2014 08:54:31 -0800
  ...Throttle body switches out of limits and need adjusting. " >>>>> >>>>> is it making contact at idle or not ? >>>>> it either is, or it isn't...
• Re: throttle position sensor was-bucking in parking lots
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:34 -0500
  ...I believe early '84 have two switches (like mine) and later '84 have only one switch. Mine did the exact same thing you described...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:23:50 -0700
  ...is leave the battery connected, and jumper one of the pressure switches, so the brake light should be on. I unscrewed the mounting for...
• Re: Eurovan Gauge strangeness
  Historical mailing list
  03 Jul 1996 16:41:14 GMT
  ...You may also have to remove some wires from the switches. >4. remove black plastic inside of gauge cave. (two screws at top) >5...
• Re: fog light switch--how to rig it 3 way
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Sun, 10 May 1998 09:13:54 -0400
  ...for my jetta gli, and couldn't >understand why on both switches(gli and >Vanagon) they give you two "on" >positions??? > >Mark McCulley wrote...
• this week's spelling hall of shame! (F)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Fri, 16 Oct 1998 16:01:30 -0400
  ...We are the number on selling VW dealer - filter, the pressrue switches, - can anyone clearify these for me. - so grat minds think alike - dark...
• MP3 CD player in Oregon
  Historical mailing list - dave bowers
  Fri, 17 May 2002 12:12:26 -0700
  ...In particular, it has a volume dial, rather than toggle switches. Display is clean, and the face opens manually, rather than electronically. It's...
• OXS & Batt. Lights just came on
  Historical mailing list - Son Of A Vanagon
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 15:27:37 -0800
  ...I am wondering about possible relays or switches that could be acting up or just dead. Any ideas or experience would be totally appreciated...
• Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 09:53:44 -0400
  ...Heres some nice kill switches, scroll down to the >>bottom one: >>http://www.magnumforceracing.com/ >flaming_river_battery_switches.asp >> >>Phil Stanhope 84' Westy...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 1 Feb 2025 08:59:19 -0800
  ...Has anyone had a similar problem with new headlight switches? >> >> -Mark
• RE Bentley Thermostat housing torque values
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 19 Nov 1996 08:39:14 -0500
  ...pump pulley 20= 15; thermo switches 30=22; and then compare the 10=61 value for the thermostat. Using a ratio and proportion approach...
• RE: preventing theft
  Historical mailing list - Lebron,Nathan
  Wed, 18 Jun 97 08:49:00 E
  ...But how to best deter the small time hotwire and smash 'n grab variety? Alarms, hidden cutoff switches, steering wheel locks, or just "fuggedaboudit...
• Vanagon Interior parts Brown vinyl FS
  Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
  Thu, 23 Jul 1998 22:52:52 -0400
  ...also have a full belly-mounted Gas heater with the wiring harness from under the dash to the heater and all relays and switches...
• Re: Interior lights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 14:18:28 -0400
  ...switch them off >for long periods or camping? Uh...add door switches to the slider and hatch. They ground to the chassis when the...
• Re: [Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard]
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 02:05:09 -0400
  ...vents were re-ducted to provide conditioned air only, two blower > switches (six speeds!), and most of the glovebox cut away for an insulated...
• Re: Vanagon Mirror replacement Option
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Wed, 3 Oct 2007 17:37:40 -0700
  ...Power mirrors are on Ebay all the time as mirror switches. I've bought one on the Ebay as low as $25 each. They...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:39:45 -0500
  What wonderful idea as compared to adding switches and other good stuff. Yep, just crack the throttle. I also do this on my Diesel...
• Re: battery kill switch
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:27:06 -0700
  ...Don Hanson On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 7:52 AM, Tom Buese <tantonbz@gmail.com> wrote: > Those kill switches look identical to ones...
• Re: Electrical Gremlin Back
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Tue, 26 Jun 2018 01:08:37 +0000
  ...If the relays are installed correctly, the only current passing through the dimmer switch (and ignition and headlight switches) will be the 200 mA...
• Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:15:00 -0500
  ...If the motor does run, then you've had the bad luck to have two bad switches in a row, or a bad supply...
• Re: Brake Light Prob
  Historical mailing list - Edward Duntz
  Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:40:56 -0400
  ...There is a switch there similar to the switches in the door jambs for the interior lights. When the parking brake handle goes down...
• Re: OE foglight switch p/n
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:05:10 -0800
  ...a switch would fit in a Beetle >or Super Beetle?? i don't recall any holes/blanks/places for switches in >those cars!! > >joel > >
• Re: water tank level indicator
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 19:30:18 -0700
  ...I fixed it by replacing the water level rod/float (there are mini switches inside the rod and I had blown one or two...
• Re: Front Blower Failure Revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 03:36:00 -0500
  ...The switches are identical. If you still have high but not medium or low, suspicion falls on the resistor which unfortunately *is* located inside...
• Euro-Drive: FIX 88 Volkswagen Vanagon, Poor-idle
  Historical mailing list - "Paul Huffman (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 17:07:16 -0500
  ...Throttle switches were bad so we replaced them. Idle controll motor and controll unit have been replaced with known good unit. The ECU has...
• Re: Bentley A/C diagram error
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 30 Apr 2004 21:35:17 -0500
  ...The hose labeled 10, between the pressure switches and the evaporator is actually part of the high pressure side. Perhaps this has been corrected...
• Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:25:42 -0700
  ...I have a set of new switches for it > ... I just haven't put them on yet. > > Mike > Houlton, Maine > > > > Jeff Oxroad wrote: > >> In...
• Help one Vanagon owner, please
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Fri, 9 May 2008 14:02:09 -0700
  ...power) They also said they 'fixed' the transmission and now it switches gears at the correct RPMs. It runs fine, cold, then goes down...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:17:08 -0700
  ...Lemme try again. >>>> >>>> On the earlier 1.9L's there are two switches on the throttle valve. One >>>> closes when the foot is off...
• Re: Throttle Switch, Geology, and Happenstance?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Feb 2015 12:41:31 -0500
  ...loss and surging issue, > > >>> I thought to look toward the throttle switches. > > >>> Here's what we found: > > >>> > > >>> do you see it? Image > > >>> > > >>> http://tinyurl...