Search messages and discussions

Search preserved mailing-list messages and current email and website contributions. Current posts are searchable before weekly archival. Recovery gaps remain possible. Words are matched together; try fewer terms if needed.

Page 50+: 60 results shown for SWITCHES.

Source-balanced relevance: matches from both collections are interleaved, with source dates breaking ties. Restoration time is not the original posting date.

• Re: '88 Vanagon Cruise Control question
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 5 Mar 2012 09:31:46 -0500
  ...Usually I find that the problem is that one of the front vacuum switches at the pedals is out of adjustment. Check it with...
• Re: Ignition Switch, Battery and Starter Protection
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:45:12 -0700
  ...This allowed short power cables from battery to starter and small wires to ignition/starter switches. You can get them cheap from any FLAPS...
• Re: Westy water tank level indicator fix?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 21 Feb 2000 13:21:31 -0800
  ...it to short, then sealing it well and testing the micro switches that are activated by the float in the tank. Check the archives...
• Re: ventilation levers- tips for usage
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 20:33:04 -0500
  ...No cross-linkages, no blending, no cams, levers, vacuum switches, no way to recirculate air (except the A/C and rear heater, which have...
• Re: Poptop Alarm was Re: ebay car?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:17:17 -0500
  ...There are several manufacturers of limit switches (Micro-Switch, Selecta-Switch) that are small enough to mount either inside the fiberglass of the pop...
• Re: Full Throttle AC Cutout?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 29 May 2007 19:57:04 -0500
  ...These switches are about $24. Standard disclaimers apply; I don't get money or other consideration from any companies mentioned. Matt Roberds
• Re: vanagon fire
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 09:19:37 -0500
  ...To date I have replaced 7 headlight switches. They really don't fail that often and at this age is just normal maintenance. In...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 2 Apr 2020 22:42:45 +0000
  ...amber light is dim on both de frogger and fog light switches , for what’s that worth. Alistair > On Apr 2, 2020, at 3...
• Re: Windows, Electric, Failure
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:16:24 -0700
  ...They have a switch relocation kit to put the switches on the dash and the Spal kit for manual window conversion only, which won...
• Re: Where can this wire be found?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 26 May 2011 13:51:05 -0700
  ...Those pressure switches fail much? -- RJS On Thu, 2011-05-26 at 12:48 -0700, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > it might be brown where...
• 87 Cruise Control troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 24 Dec 2010 16:07:41 -0800
  ...first several checks, including the tests for the clutch and brake switches. Since I passed those tests, obviously the fuse is fine and the...
• Re: Same old Issue - RPM hunting
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:51:50 -0700
  ...Installed them, turn the switches - and all > three engines fired right up. I'm happy as a clam in sand. Rich did a > good...
• Re: thermostat:
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Thu, 1 Dec 1994 08:45:24 CST6CDT
  ...Soon it will drop to -35 F and I'll be able to test all our theories on ambient air switches. This is how...
• Re: 71 Poptop Oil PSI question!
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 1 Jun 1996 14:14:39 -0400
  Stock OEM oil pressure switches are generally designed to come on at idle (900 to 1000 RPM) at about 2 to 5 PSI (which...
• Re: No spark in the Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 19:25:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I tested all the other switches and the air box and all appear > OK. As i type this it seems like i have to...
• Re: Wiring color question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 21 Oct 2013 14:12:08 -0400
  ...So those are only grounded when the ECM is "on" or ECM programming switches it to ground? What if I connected the brown/white...
• Re: Thanks-Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Brien
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:19:24 -0800
  ...verify this by looking on page 97.81 which has the switches > labeled corerectly but for 86 model. The wire colors and warning > module...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:51:33 -0700
  ...If the switch tends > to break mechanically, you're SOL. > > I have also seen ready-made remote switches that might work. These have > a...
• '90 Wall renovations
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sat, 5 Sep 2015 12:23:31 -0700
  ...Will have to deal with the extra 1/8" by speaker cutouts, and such around the door handles, latches and window switches. Klick rivets...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 22:22:09 -0800
  ...accommodation of stock switches - sure, rewire to toggles if you want the 1965 Monte Carlo rally look I�m not a complete dolt when...
• Re: Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
  Sun, 6 Jul 1997 00:31:48 -0700 (PDT)
  ...If yours is the same or similar, you will see that all the wires from the switches, etc. go to this box. There is...
• Re: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
  Historical mailing list - Colin Stanfield
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 17:09:56 -0500
  ...Essentially switches the alternator charge from the house battery to the starting battery once the charging cycle has completed. Most boaters have two banks...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:53:42 -0800
  ...Do the safety switches fail completely? Can they be bypassed? > > The batter is good and even with a buddy jumping it, no luck. > > Thanks...
• Re: Not overheating, but maybe not "right"...opinions sought...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 12:03:31 -0700
  Different models used different fan temp switches in the radiator and so behave differently. Later ones come on more often and stay on longer...
• Re: 86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 08:17:37 -0400
  ...86 vanagon Oil Pressure Switch > Both .3bar and .9bar pressure switches were used on 2.1l engines with dynamic > oil pressure warning system. > 1...
• Re: Vanagon Starter relay kit
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 9 Dec 2015 09:41:26 -0800
  ...just closes the relay with very little current and the relay switches the heavier load to the starter solenoid. I'm in the camp...
• Re: Install CO and Smoke detector
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:24:54 -0600
  ...20&linkId=ID6R7XPQBKYLHFUQ Just a thought I have 2 of the switches under my drivers seat. One for the Main Battery and one for...
• Re: speaker low in front door
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:09:45 -0700
  ...The syncro has the overhead a/c unit which i will be removing, but the front section that houses the switches and front ducts...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:49:30 -0400
  ...You can feel the click in the knob as it switches between the two. Full on is always cooling; full off is always pilot...
• moreandmore questions of my 75 westy..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Sun, 26 May 1996 23:02:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...burned it up, and i dont wanna have to run little switches.. oh, i got the carb installed..after 4-6 hrs getting the...
• Re: Cruise Control (Non-working) 85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 29 Feb 2000 09:17:57 +0200
  >Since Dave has posted looking for the >switches to put cruise into a Westy. >I figured now would be a good time to >ask...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:08:13 EST
  ...G-tech accelerometer, recording on road dyno. (in the mirror) digital compass with exterior temperature monitoring, switches with sensor in refrigerator. (additional sensor warning...
• bathroom in a bus.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 08:32:34 EDT
  ...cabinets galore, switches and gadgets all over the place.. this thing had a whole extra switch panel on the dash for god knows what...
• Re: Still doesn't add up, was: Re: [Syncro] Oil pressure mystery, resolved???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Oct 2002 10:44:51 -0400
  ...I believe there are some 1.8 bar switches out there, and my understanding FWIW is that VW abandoned them because of too many...
• Re: Idle issues
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 18 May 2020 09:35:08 -0700
  ...Frankly I think using the 1.9 aux air valve etc and throttle switches might be preferable to the Digifant parts but then all...
• Re: Differential Lock curiosity
  Historical mailing list - Brad Spear
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 07:51:29 EST
  ...Front differential lock or disengaging rear wheels? It has the recesses in the dash for two other switches but only the one switch exists...
• Re: Power Windows/Power Locks
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 21:45:12 +1200
  ...cab doors $175.00 -4990-10-227 3 VW-style window switches, 2 bezels, wiring harness $65.00 -Magic-Life 2 one-touch driver...
• Re: Meter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:14:31 EST
  ...If you do buy a set of good leads, the switches on the el cheapo meter will be the next thing to come up...
• Re: Air Conditioner woes
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 10:34:26 -0500
  ...It may not have the plug, it could be another color and some POE installed systems didn't have the switches. Stan Wilder ----- Original...
• Re: AC Conversion
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 29 Apr 2005 10:58:37 -0700
  ...Most times its the support hardware; blower motors, fan switches and wiring etc... that keeps my A/C from working properly. What sub-tropical...
• Re: Getting my 1985 Vanagon's front radiator fan to come on sooner
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Thu, 24 May 2007 15:25:20 EDT
  ...on the website _www.busdepot.com_ (http://www.busdepot.com) the switches are about $12) 3-point, low temp version, 75-70/82-77c...
• Re: Dometic
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:22:27 -0700
  ...It comes with two thermo-switches: one 140�F switch to be placed on the burner tube to first detect that the fridge is...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:17:56 -0800
  ...Has anyone had a similar problem with new headlight switches? >>> >>> -Mark
• Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
  ...an offer for any or all. > > Best, > > Jim > > Door interior light switches new and like new (6) > Rubber bezel for above new (1) > Black...
• Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 26 Dec 2013 09:47:58 -0800
  ...Brighter headlights, longer switch life for various other switches, elimination of a single point failure that causes lots of stuff to go offline like...
• How to's?? What happened to them?
  Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
  Wed, 21 Apr 1999 08:55:39 -0700
  ...yard locations Fuel filter & pump Floppy rear view mirrors Bad Light switches Extra Seats in your Bus Pop top stuff -seal -mold -racks yadda...
• Re: Things to put under the driver's seat, 84 Westy
  Historical mailing list - mark seifert
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 08:44:13 +0000
  ...There was a little plastic box with all the spare bulbs, fuses, headlight bulbs, relays, resistors, switches, etc. I also kept a cap & rotor...
• Re: Replacing heater switch
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 21:29:38 -0700
  ...you can swap switches till the cows come home.. you > can do > what some others here on the list have done, drill some access...
• Re: Cooling fan not coming on
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Fri, 22 Apr 2016 16:13:43 -0400
  ...On the early water cooled vans the common failure point is the fan switch as it switches the full current load of the fan...
• Re: What is the transformer under my rear seat for?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 7 Aug 2006 17:00:44 -0400
  ...Too many issues wit switches, grounded, grounding, There is a difference) neutrals etc. Go all 110V and replace the fridge heater element. Dennis ----- Original...
• Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:31:08 -0600
  ...the wrong connector when I didn't find the two usual switches on top of the throttle body) Checked switch: Switch always open. Checked...
• Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 8 Sep 2016 15:10:16 +0000
  ...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long) Rich:  I was having trouble with the starter installed in my 91 multivan with...
• Front Heater Blower opinions
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:46:13 -0400
  ...to end cooling system replacement (All stainless pipes, all silicone hoses, switches, pump, radiator, both heater cores, etc., the works...) and while I'm...
• Dimensions for A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 10:26:09 +0200
  ...I would prefer the later style hoses, with the trinary pressure switch instead the separate hi/low switches. I like to check the A...
• Re: Oil pressure gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:03:33 +1000
  ...As soon as the street parking > restrictions are lifted around here, I plan on replacing both oil pressure > switches. Just wondered if anyone has...
• Re: What does terminal 15a do? (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 14:58:23 -0700
  ...control ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SWITCHES ----------(Break-contact and changeover switches)---------------------- 81 Input 81a 1st output, break side 81b 2nd output, break side ----------(Make-contact switches)-------------------------------------- 82 Input...
• Neils Brakes: "What Me Worry?" (WAS: pedal feel)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:35:45 -0800
  ...Pumped few times, checked, same Bled brake switches**. Started engine, felt same as yesterday. Detail: my pedal height increases slightly and stays up unless...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 22 May 2016 23:30:02 -0500
  ...He says he got a bad batch of > switches. I'm just trying to find which is the right part for my > friend to...
• Re: Idle hunts except when in gear
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 17 Mar 2011 06:34:37 -0700
  ...Anyone got a loaner idle stab for the 1.9L that I can borry for a couple weeks? I will check the throttle switches...
• Re: Minimal vanagon support kit
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 7 Sep 2009 19:41:17 -0700
  ...crankshafts, connecting rods, ball joints, tie- rod ends, instrument clusters, ignition switches, brake drums, or the like. If I need any of those, the...