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Re: Parts Cleaner Recommendations
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:36:07 -0400
...Lots of > negative comments from owners of these things that pumps burnout, > switches fail, and hoses leak after just a short time of ownership...
Re: Rigging up spare Rear Defogger Switch to do other stuff
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Fri, 3 Apr 2020 00:48:21 +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: Electrical Gremlin of Jan 18 has been detected
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:40:58 -0800
...I checked for switches that might have been on by mistake and found none ( or so I thought ) Next I made sure my battery...
Re: turn signal indicator weirdness
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:20:26 -0500
...All switches off, it floats, hooked to nothing. Turn signal switch on, it goes to ground through one or the other pair of signal...
Re: Help! replacing the wiper motor, need advice.
Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
Sun, 4 Aug 2002 16:33:28 -0400
...My problem with the motor is that it is being >extremely slow, but another lister emailed me with the idea my switches or >connections...
Re: Brake switch swap procedure? 2nd try...
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:27:40 -0800
...all, > >> > >> I've perused the archives regarding swapping out > >> the brake switches but all I can gather from the > >> posts is that it's...
Attention Calif-Emissions Aircooled Vanagon Owners!
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 21 Oct 2007 19:42:42 -0400
...COM writes: > > > > The only challenge is to have them > > wired properly, switches put in logical places, and still > allow full > > functionality of seat swivels...
Re: Coolant/Oil that oil filter interface.. reasons
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 24 Sep 2010 08:36:58 -0700
...than maintain a climate control system in an automobile, and maintain switches and relays to control the windows. If my other motor and millions...
Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:52:04 -0400
...the radiator fan >ON but never had one of these sensor/switches fail in the ON position. Has >anyone else? Do you think the...
Re: Water level sensor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 14 Sep 2009 18:22:43 -0400
...They aren't hard to fix if you can find the reed switches, but you have to figure out how to glue the thing...
Re: Alternator regulator voltage tolerances #
Historical mailing list - John
Sat, 5 Aug 2000 16:21:30 -0400
...If you can come by my place I'll swap T/S switches with you as I would like my U.S. model to...
Re: Headlights and grounds
Historical mailing list - Pensioner
Mon, 14 Feb 2005 11:27:06 -0800
...The light circuit is just that, a kind of circle that starts at the + terminal of the battery goes to various connectors, switches, relays...
Re: Start Issue with Hard Start Relay
Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
Mon, 7 Mar 2011 15:08:53 -0500
...Since you are already running headlight relays, this combination of relays will remove two of the major loads that cause the ignition switches to...
Re: "Brake Warning Light" grounding question. (searched)
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 7 Aug 2008 20:56:13 -0700
...It appears to work with the brake light > switches on the master cylinder to warn of a failure of a brake > hydrualic circuit. > > This...
Re:No Spark in digifant
Historical mailing list - Kevin McCaig
Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:18:40 -0300
...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: Optima deep cycle batt. as starting battery?
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Fri, 16 Nov 2001 23:09:47 -0600
...I've seen several dual battery setups and the solenoids and switches that have been installed to regulate the use and charging of the...
Brake Light Switch Procedure (was Anyone Interested)
Historical mailing list - honemastert
Tue, 3 Jan 2006 10:56:43 -0700
...Next pull out the switches by pressing the tabs to release them from the cluster. The cluster should lift out and remove the big...
Re: turbo?
Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 15:27:09 -0600
...bay, which is why many guys do not make the engine switches, they was VW wasser. I was just astounded at the lack of...
Re: Dash removal for AC access
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:26:32 -0500
...The steps were pretty simple: - Remove cover to instrument panel. - Remove instrument panel (remove 4 screws, speedometer cable, wiring harness, and plugs for switches...
Re: Hey, it's awful dark out there tonight....
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:59:41 EDT
...AND, all Vanagon headlight switches 1980 ~ 1991 are about the same and will work for you. The '91s had a different circuit for the...
My Eurospec conversion problem
Historical mailing list - SKP
Thu, 14 Oct 1999 16:16:37 -0700
...This has been apparently fixed today by the folks who did the conversion by tweaking some adjustments and switches. 2) The intake manifold was...
Re: [FIX] Front Heater Switch - Caution
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:14:36 +0200
...did your switch upgrade fix the problem? I have tried two used switches in mine, and I have what seems to be the same...
Survivalist motor for your van, was: the vw waterboxer...and why it sucks..
Historical mailing list - GMBulley
Tue, 24 Mar 1998 16:37:33 EST
...the wires, switches, sensors, relays, fuses and all the junk that folks are constantly having to fiddle with. Gasoline engines, and more so, fuel...
Re: "poof!" when decelerating
Historical mailing list - The Leavitt's
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 21:49:53 -0700
...Re: "poof!" when decelerating Bradley, Check your throttle switches. I'm not sure if the '84 Digijet does the same thing, but the Digifant...
Re: '73 Westy Questions
Historical mailing list - William A. McKinley
23 Apr 96 16:37:22 EDT
...The switches are double throw, so the center position is off, one side is on when the doors open, the other is on all...
Re: Eric Caron is on the road!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 24 Jun 2013 10:05:29 -0600
...brake is on or if > only one of the two pressure switches activates when the pedal is > applied. > > On the '85 they seem to...
Re: Stereo Upgrade Project
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Tue, 6 Apr 2010 10:16:29 -0500
...I see you > have a 91 GL so you may have power windows --- so depending on where all the > wiring and switches are you...
Re: Soldered Connections
Historical mailing list - Dave
Sat, 30 Jan 1999 23:36:13 -0600
...Ever wonder why those Vanagon power window switches go bad? The connections are soldered and they break. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16 <<<
Re: Dash Controls
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 16 Mar 1999 01:54:09 +0100
...If you look at the panel by the levers, just to the right, you see a symbol suggesting all switches to the right, and...
The TriStar TDI Syncro lives! :-)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:55:52 -0800
...I may just leave it with no muffler! Left to do is the brake and clutch switches and the glow plug and malfunction indicator...
Re: Miss at idle?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 15 May 2016 04:44:23 -0400
...This is why inductive loads are rough on switches. If it's a transistor doing the switching there's no arc, but a corresponding...
Re: Sliding window idea
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 09:37:12 -0700
...I > have friends who were afraid to replace plugs and switches in an aprtment, > for fear their insurance would get cancelled. This might be...
Re: Loss of head lights, wipers and rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Fri, 27 Dec 2013 06:23:27 -0600
...of you who have responded! I've ordered (2) new starter switches, (1 for a spare), a new horn contact ring, and also the...
Re: Looking for new TBS # 067906028 (was Idle Surge)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 7 Aug 2013 09:00:55 -0700
...started using it inaccurately for our closed-throttle/Wide-Open-Throttle switches. I suspect that's what you were aiming for, but it's...
'88 Vanagon Emmissions fix
Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
Sat, 23 Dec 2000 15:16:10 -0800
...The enrichment/idle switches are functioning. The coolant sensor has been replaced and another ECM was apparently tried without success. There are no vacuum...
electrical puzzle help needed
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Tue, 1 May 2001 16:44:38 -0600
...There should be no place for short between them, including the switches, relays, connectors, etc. Is that not true? Am I missing something? Is...
Bus Depot Sucks
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:45:02 -0800
...Mon, 24 Dec 2001 03:07:36 EST <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Eberspacher BA-6 vanagon gas Heater, complete w/ all switches...
Re: High Speed Fan
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 12:46:15 -0700
On 86+ models with A/C the radiator temp switches only connect to speeds 1 and 3 (low and high). Speed 2 (medium) is...
Re: 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:23:54 -0700
...of > many similar sounding issues that are either due to ignition > switches, AFM problems, distributors broken or ECU malfunction/bad > connections. My Westy's...
Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
Historical mailing list - Jack R
Mon, 19 Oct 2020 17:22:46 -0400
...Even put them outside under the rain gutter, with 12v switches. Easy and you won't see them until you turn them on. I...
Re: Cooling fan not coming on
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 23 Apr 2016 14:44:49 -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: Engine hunting - Temp sensor suspected
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 13:14:39 -0700
...many 2.1 throttle body switches are corroded and won't adjust properly, that I find anyway. and eventually the throttle body itself gets...
Re: Digijet Euro ECU Tuning
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Tue, 12 Nov 2002 05:47:16 EST
...Make sure the idle control switches on the throttle body are working. This is very important in getting the idle to stabilise. Right now...
Re: power window bezel
Historical mailing list - Bill Glenn
Tue, 20 May 2008 03:22:39 -0400
...the double bezel; I have seen more than one Vanagon with these switches reversed as to position, indicating an error on re-assembly. Bill
Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:59:01 +0000
...Same for all >> the >>> wiring up most of the switches and even after the switches to the fuse >> box. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon...
Re: 1985 Westfalia heaters
Historical mailing list - Chris P. Gibbs Photography
Sun, 01 Sep 1996 18:55:52 +0000
...On the thermostat itself there is also a small rocker type switch that switches the heater on/off manually, or switches on the fan...
Re: '83 H2O head gasket advice needed (long)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 May 1996 12:54:18 -0700
...Mean while, if you just run a wire pair from each of the radiator mounted thermostat fan control switches inside to a dash mounted...
Vanagon Carat - 1991
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:40:48 -0500
...Next came replacement of leaking brake master cylinder and switches. Then came replacement of rear brake cylinders, brake shoes and bleeding of brakes. New...
BN-4 heater FS
Historical mailing list - Barb Houg
Fri, 15 Aug 1997 20:38:25 +0000
...i have completely disassemble the unit, cleaned it, adjusted the switches, and set the fuel pump. it works wonderfully and puts out of gobs...
Likes & dislikes about my Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 21:15:53 +1200
...taillights - too small, too low-mounted, not wraparound -dashboard/instruments/controls/switches - cheap & nasty -indirect instrument lighting -RHD vehicle retains LHD column switchgear (typical...
Re: carburetor on vanagon
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 14:00:51 -0700
...problems with AFMs, ECUs, O2 sensors, Temp II sensors, > throttle body switches, and so on, > that I was wondering if anyone out there ever...
Re: Brakes dashboard light -- DANGER?
Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
Sun, 9 Apr 2017 20:37:34 -0400
...addition to the hand brake lever and low brake fluid level switches, > this indicator is also tied into the alternator warning system and the...
Re: WBX Recommendations Sought
Historical mailing list - John Schwartz
Wed, 28 May 2014 16:26:19 -0700
...Also, you may consider installing an oil pressure and temp senders/switches... Also, no mention of your fuel lines.... it goes with our saying...
Re: Electrical question from the laziest guy in the room
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Sun, 1 Dec 2013 17:27:21 -0800
Oh yeah, I've replaced literally dozens of Mk1 Golf/Jetta/Scirocco ignitions switches, so I'm aware of the process, but was just...
Re: Auto Tranny TLC
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 8 Aug 2010 20:55:56 -0700
...for me that means things like ash tray pivot points, seat belt latches, ignition switches, vent window latches etc. you know,....."If it's...
GDI
Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
Wed, 17 Jun 1998 15:20:10 -0400
...One of Bosch's specialties is the GDI engine management system which instantaneously switches between homogenous and stratified charge. The company's Motronic MED...
Re: Power Window Problem - Driver's Side Switch Quit
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Fri, 1 Mar 2002 12:54:19 -0800
...very-easy-to-break legs on the >> frame holding the >> window switches into the driver's side. I have a fix if >> they're...
Re: Rostra All-Electronic Cruise Control
Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 06:46:31 -0400
...Looks > clean. > > Of course, at the same time, I got the MFA switches from a Jetta GLi and the > multifunction analyzer (MFA) from the...
Re: Oil cooling..
Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:55:09 -0800
...Thermo-switches. a good > > http://www.batinc.net/main.htm > > source for Mocal and Tilton parts as well as all kinds of > AN and...
Re: Westy rear shelf support
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:18:12 -0500
...can take. > > Made provision for another one of the new dimmer switches in the brace. The > switch controls the strip of lights under the...