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• Re: Still trying to diagnose an off idle stumble.
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 14:00:00 -0500
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > I did adjust the switches to Bentley standards. I also tested the switch > > and it seems to work as required...
• air bags, My .02 worth
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Dec 1996 19:19:06 -0500
  ...I noticed that 'Generous Motors' started installing off switches in their '97 trucks. I guess that sometimes you can't get around not putting...
• Re: amber verse cleard relays
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:52:36 -0800
  ...You can also use German made (80 and older) Rabbit / Scirocco switches in the Vanagons, again perfect fit! I used a rear defrost switch...
• Re: Dash control lights question
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:15:22 -0400
  ...up at all and > > nor do my two air con > > > rotary switches and nor does the dimmer switch. > > And the dimmer switch dims > > > everything...
• Re: NVC - Delta Mark Ten
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 07:18:53 -0500
  ...Some (aftermarket) radios of the day had "Pos/Neg" ground switches. Mike Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote: > How many people know you can screw a...
• Fwd: [VANAGON] algebra-impaired
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:15:50 -0400
  ...i mean, these are REALLY cheap crappy switches. there's another one at the rear hatch (bottom ledge of the opening) and they also...
• Re: Urgent help: fried head light switch and connector - 1991 van
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:01:20 -0400
  ...Which >> is all well and good if I can find one of these infamous switches >> >> >> >> The problem is that I cannot find the 1991...
• Actually trying something I learned from the list
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Fri, 4 Oct 2002 20:22:06 EDT
  ...And, I may even get one of those $15 switches they sell and make it a legitimate driving light install. Yippee! Thanks again to...
• Re: Printing on Aluminum Sheet - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 11 Oct 2005 08:41:21 -0500
  ...Basically, I'm looking for someone to put the labels > on an > aluminum dashboard for the switches and warning lights. Any help is > greatly...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Oct 2020 15:36:14 -0500
  It's been a while, but as I remember the vacumn switches down under the steering column which are activated by the brake pedal...
• Re: Intermittent hot start problem
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 14 Sep 2015 11:05:45 -1000
  ...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: master cylinder problem thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 4 Feb 2015 19:34:16 -0800
  ...parts, like the cylinder > from Van Café, complete with brake light switches (they do fail). Cheap > ones aren't worth installing. > http://www.van...
• Re: Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 17:12:58 -0700
  ...Coils, AFM, throttle >switches, others. > >One PREVENTATIVE measure is to clean connector contacts by >1)pushing connector on and off or >2)clean contact...
• Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 20:08:01 -0400
  ...There are usually only >two switches on the right side, so if there are three, this was an addition. >If it's the rear...
• Re: OXS & Batt. Lights just came on
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 17:10:18 -0700
  ...lights are > still on. > > I am wondering about possible relays or switches that > could be acting up or just dead. > > Any ideas or experience...
• Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 24 May 2006 11:54:31 -0700
  ...I have found some switches way out of adjustment and it's amazing the difference correct gap makes. Robert 1982 Westfalia 1984 GL 1984...
• Re: Toggle off switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 10:33:02 -0800
  ...http://www.emarineinc.com/products/alternators/zapstop.html This is a real concern in boats since they frequently have battery switches that allow for...
• Re: Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jun 2020 16:24:16 -0400
  ...There are No switches on the dash and nothing in the rear. Jamie Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2020, at 4:14...
• Re: gauge recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 22:48:32 -0800
  ...G-tech accelerometer, recording on road dyno. (in the mirror) digital compass with exterior temperature monitoring, switches with sensor in refrigerator. (additional sensor warning...
• Re: Kill Switches: Question: Does Defense attract Offence ???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:43:00 -0700
  I was thinking about retrofitting power locks and an alarm to my Vgon as discussed in a thread a few months back. We don...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Connelly
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:57:07 -0600
  ...The last pipe/tube is the one from the base of the unit assuming the switches were on the top, and it is labeled...
• Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 12:56:36 -0700
  ...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: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:27:36 -0700
  ...wrote: > >> Don, as you may know, the throttle switch , actually 2 switches, is called >> the wide-open throttle switch and the idle switch . >> Wide...
• electrical mystery
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 18:15:15 -0500
  ...All the dash switches are in the off position. Clearly there is a security system that I am ignorant of and I am not...
• Re: Third brake lights (tack-free)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 00:35:06 -0400
  ...But you *absolutely* need to have a current-limiting series resistor, because these things basically act like switches, on or off. If you don...
• Re: Hesitation with acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 13 May 2000 17:00:51 -0500
  ...My throttle switches are working fine, as is the TempII sensor.. However, I seem to notice the problem less after I fill up the...
• Re: Foglight switch
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 21:27:07 -0500
  ...writes: > Guys, > > I recently obtained one of the VW OEM foglight switches (direct > from the Fatherland) which my auto electrician,and president of > Club...
• Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 20 Oct 2020 07:42:08 -0700
  ...I’ve tried a few different types, and a couple different types of dimmer switches to control them. What I can suggest, if going...
• diagnostic help? running rich(?)...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:39:06 -0700
  ...Oh yes....messing with the throttle switches and the connections on the Temp II sender, that makes no change in how it runs... Don...
• GAS HEATER Re: Smoke coming from under the van
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 18:55:55 EST
  ...there are many safety switches/relays that accompany the gas heater, but it still needs to be serviced to ensure it is safe. chris
• Re: Backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 14:59:50 -0600
  ...Don't go to much higher in the wattage or you may damage the wiring and switches in the system. If you want the...
• Re: What does a relay do?
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 22:12:04 -0700
  ...All mechanical switches have contacts in them. When you thow the switch the contacts meet together and pass the current. However the size of...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:11:35 -0600
  ...When I hear the prices and obtainability of some of these switches, it seems worth it to protect them in any way possible. I...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:37:32 -0800
  ...AFAIK, all 2.1 WBX engines have 2 oil pressure switches, and the 1.9 WBX has only 1. I looked at each Bentley...
• Re: Dimensions for A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 05:30:58 -0700
  ...hoses, with the trinary pressure switch > instead the separate hi/low switches. > I like to check the A/C myself as much as possible...
• Re: heated seat switch/controller found at wreckers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:52:40 -0700
  Bus Depot still sells the rotary switches: 161 963 563 - 2 seat switch (167.40) 161 963 563(A) - single seat switch (100.46...
• Re: DRL's and daytime
  Historical mailing list - James Wagner
  Mon, 21 Sep 1998 15:44:10 -0400
  ...How much do you >figure this technology costs? DRLs use existing ignition and headlight >switches, existing headlights and existing wiring. I don't know...
• Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:33:45 -0500
  ...3> When the ECU switches to closed loop operation the Dot swings back and forth rapidly. 4> At full throttle the Dot stays pegged...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 11:26:17 CDT
  ...Other items like tail and turn signal lens, interior mirrors, alternators, gauges, switches, handles, glass,heatercores,etc., mostly from mid-80's vans. Please...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 02:53:15 CDT
  ...Other items like tail and turn signal lens, interior mirrors, alternators, gauges, switches, handles, glass,heatercores,etc., mostly from mid-80's vans. Please...
• Re: Gas Milage and the Fuel Pressure Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 11 May 2001 04:08:45 -0000
  ...Throttle switches seem to turn off and on like they should. The O2 sensor starts at about .35, and on warming up bounces from...
• Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:53 EDT
  ...Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and the multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the Jetta instrument...
• Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Marlan Blair
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:26:51 -0400
  ...After hours of pouring thru the bently manual, I deduced that the square plastic switches that ride next to the throttle body, and clearly...
• Re: Oil pressure ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 23 Nov 2014 09:18:38 -0500
  ...I tried 2 different OP blue pressure switches with the same > results happening. > > Dennis Jowell > Scotch Hollow Farm > > >>> On Nov 23, 2014, at 12...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 14:54:43 -0500
  ...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: CRUISE CONTROL
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 2 Sep 2023 11:24:23 -0400
  ...The front has a lever and a couple switches. Eric Caron > On Sep 2, 2023, at 11:09 AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM...
• Re: Dash Power outlet..?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:00:23 -0700
  ...than maybe plastic and stamped steel or tin with brass contacts..switches and plugs, etc etc. might be made of cast bronze with a...
• Misc. Parts FS / Free + SC
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 10 Aug 1999 13:33:28 -0400
  ...Nice condition, works fine, switches/light bulbs not included (had to use them in a new cluster I bought) - I wanted to add a...
• Euro-Drive: UPDATE 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, Surge
  Historical mailing list - "Robert Philp III (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 3 Nov 2000 23:18:53 -0500
  ...We swapped air flow box, ECU, checked idle switches, and did a pin out test at the computer. If anyone has any more suggestions...
• Re: retrofitting power mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Sep 2001 22:19:38 +1200
  ...I intend to fit, on which all window, lock and mirror switches will be conveniently mounted, Japan-style. All will be wired to be...
• Re: Slightly OT - B-2 gas heater not shutting off fan after turned off
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:02:54 -0800
  ...I have spare flame switches for sale if needed. O yeah, I have been working on gas heaters for 20 years. I have a...
• Re: VW
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 23 Sep 2015 19:55:58 +0000
  ...Ignition switches and Airbags. > 8. emissions test via OBD, without snorkel in the exhaust....COME ON! > > Anyway, from business/company/stockmarket point of view...
• 84 Westy Stumbles - Update includes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Brian Isherwood
  Wed, 20 Dec 1995 08:57:06 +0000
  ...they also replaced a Crankcase Breather Hose ($35 + install). ' The throttle switches are fine, the air flow meter intake boot is fine, the plugs...
• Re: Digitool Just in Time
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 22:38:14 -0500
  ...Went to dealer to get the switch and parts guy says "oh yeah, we sell tons of these switches. Same switch VW has used...
• Re: Headlights Out
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 20:30:14 -0800
  ...I would suggest one more thing that could have been the trouble if the bulbs were fine; the switch relay, the relay that switches...
• Re: heater switch failure prone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:40:15 -0500
  ...Strange people like myself have been known to repair such switches, but it hardly makes sense. The way to prevent both the melted-switch...
• Re: Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:01:32 -0500
  ...I immediately turned all switches off - > tested the air fro further fumes but there were none. Something fried - > but no fire, fortunately. > > ARGGH! Such...
• Re: A/C Wiring/electrical help (pic)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:23:08 -0400
  ...It may also be an easy preliminary to squirt some contact cleaner inside any control switches and give them some exercise. After that, though...
• interior lighting, or leaving the key on
  Historical mailing list - Dieter Dworkin Muller
  Fri, 17 May 1996 21:33:26 -0600
  ...To whit, the lights are controlled by three switches in series. Working from back to front, we have the switch on the light fixture...
• Re: The fridge fired up! YES!!! (and I tell you how... ;-)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Sun, 20 May 2001 16:37:24 -0000
  ...If the temperature gets hot enough, the thermostat switches it on. The outside vent is just for combustion air. The vent on the left...