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Re: How does the Oxy Sensor Work/ go bad?
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:07:39 EST
...3> When the ECU switches to closed loop operation the Dot swings back and forth rapidly. 4> At full throttle the Dot stays pegged...
Re: heating issue on 85
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 12 May 2003 06:42:30 -0600
...Does this line of reasoning seem reasonable?, are thermostat switches known for failing?, is this a huge undertaken?, Do you have any words of...
Re: Idle Stabilizer Valve - Later UPDATE: problem *NOT* solved!
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Wed, 24 May 2006 17:21:58 -0400
...the other advice I forgot to mention. > I have found some switches way out of adjustment and it's amazing the > difference correct gap...
Re: PS pump switch, engine compartment wiring harness, ECU, starter
Historical mailing list - James
Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:46:02 -0500
...wiring from the battery and alternator through so many switches with fuses between the switches and the component being protected. Think of your house...
Re: Intermittent stall while underway...
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 2 Jan 2018 02:51:00 +0000
...swapped out ignition > switches (I have 2 spares) and same no start issue... waited another 5 mins > or so and it started up again...
Re: Syncro stutter
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:07 -0800
btw, re your problem, I'm real big on checking throttle switches - that it cleanly makes contact at zero throttle. I find them not...
Re: electronics rant, (don't read it if you don't want to)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 16 Sep 2013 14:26:04 -0400
...This unit has a touch screen which is the means of controlling the AC, heater, audio, and is how one switches among various informational...
TSII info
Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
Fri, 28 May 2004 05:46:57 -0400
...Does anyone have a good >> idea >> which one of the sensors, relays, or switches I should attack >> first? I >> realize that's a pretty...
Re: Battery dies due to excessive draw on fuse #3 (accessories)
Historical mailing list - --------
Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:33:57 -0400
...On the other hand, the vehicle wiring fed from fuse > 3 is about 20 feet long with various switches and connections. All are > available...
Re: My Westfalia has a "frog-powered" engine - HELP!
Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
Fri, 11 Dec 1998 08:46:23 EST
...95 > >total Parts $58.30 > >tuneup Labour $69.95 >adjust throttle "switches" and free butterfly valves $65.50 > >I spent $256.00 yesterday on...
Final Oil pressure result
Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
Fri, 5 Dec 2014 06:57:37 -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: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 31 Jul 2017 14:40:56 -0700
...no doubt > containing a timing capacitor) to operate a transistor that switches > battery current on and off. > > Yrs, > d > > > >> On Mon, Jul 31, 2017...
Re: making a little headway but need advice
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Sat, 7 Dec 2013 17:19:49 -0500
...I think I understand >> what you're saying; this wire switches from + to - (engine running) >> to open/close the fuel injectors. > > Not at all...
Aesthetically correct but non-functioning dash clock
Historical mailing list - Jose R. Moscoso
Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:04:12 -0500
...Fan switches - THANKS > At 10:01 AM 1/27/2000 -0400, Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > >I want to say a public "thanks" to David B...
Re: Fwd: Re: Ignition Switch..HELP NOW PLEASE!
Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
Mon, 6 May 2002 14:38:52 -0400
...Then I > got > one of those $10 all purpose 3-position keyed > ignition > switches, wired it up appropriately, and mounted it > to > the right...
Re: what causes low oil pressure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Jan 2004 06:38:01 -0500
...When replacing the switches, make sure to get the correct ones. The high pressure switch (rear) should be .9 bar, not the 1.8...
Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Tue, 29 Jan 2008 09:42:45 -0800
...Do I have to locate a syncro >> dash module with the locker switches or can I just rig up a regular >> switch. >> Is there...
Re: Another D15 connector failure example- The fix!
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 1 Mar 2022 06:59:06 -0800
...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: head lamp relay upgrade
Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
Mon, 29 Mar 2004 02:26:15 +0000
...That explains why you are burning up <DIV></DIV>>headlight switches now that you have added more lights. Frank needs to <DIV></DIV...
Re: Subject: Help! I've got Vanagon Gremlins!!!
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:54:23 -0600
...I immediately turned all switches off - >> tested the air fro further fumes but there were none. Something >> fried - >> but no fire, fortunately. >> >> ARGGH! Such...
"can't stop" - now I "need name."
Historical mailing list - Grotz, Kurt
Fri, 11 Aug 2000 16:00:16 -0400
...Thank God I don't have to fool with the brake switches. Replaced the bulbs, went to the shop and got my sticker at...
Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
Historical mailing list - CC
Sun, 13 Aug 2000 11:10:40 CDT
...items like tail and turn signal lens, interior mirrors, alternators, gauges, switches, handles, glass, heater cores,etc., mostly from mid-80's vans. Please...
Re: Bus Depot Sucks
Historical mailing list - mike miller
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 17:53:57 -0800
...Mon, 24 Dec 2001 03:07:36 EST >> > >> >Eberspacher BA-6 vanagon gas Heater, complete w/ all switches and wiring. >> >this is an auxilliary...
Re: REQ - Dead Idle Stabilizer Control Unit Donation
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:12:35 -0700
...All it does besides monitor RPM is watch a couple switches on the AC and power steering to push the idle RPM up a...
Re: Oops...forgot, I also have a problem
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Tue, 10 Oct 2006 07:44:13 -0400
...The switches are cheap from Ken, and he has directions for the easy installation on his web site. Good luck, Woody 83.5 V...
Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:26:50 -0600
...Do most people ditch the factory switches? My drivers side is inoperable but I haven't diagnosed it yet.) > Have wife ready to help...
Re: Dometic-Condenser fan running!
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:59:19 -0700
...Yes, there may be any number of switches in place that > could work, but it still would entail some rewiring. Since the point seems...
Greetings
Historical mailing list - Robert Cazares
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:28:51 -0700
...Needs some big ticket items, such as new coolant hoses, exhaust system, tires, engine part replacements, heating parts replaced, a few switches, running lights...
Copy of: QUIT BLASTING THE GAS HEATERS!!!!
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
30 Oct 96 04:29:22 EST
...The Eberspachers are very safety engineered, there are quite a few cutoff switches in the event of malfunction. And the whole unit mounts under...
Conclusion to story of setting Idle
Historical mailing list - James R. Gilbert
Tue, 30 Jun 1998 15:08:11 -0400
...There are about 3 switches controlling the intake, I think, in addition to the at least three screws. The moral: I guess us 'drivers...
Re: Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long)
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 8 Sep 2016 14:04:27 +0000
...Ignition Switches and Hot Start Relay and Starter Motors (long) Rich, I've had this problem on multiple vans before I started installing relays...
Re: High beams not working-lighting upgrades!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 17 Nov 2013 20:35:16 -0500
...So..the real reason > for installing the headlight relays is to save those two switches from > melting and to get more voltage to the...
Re: Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 27 May 2012 10:36:10 -0700
...Since it appears that a > '90 Vanagon could have either the B or M suffix switches originally (and > corresponding wiring) but either will appear...
Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Needed
Historical mailing list - David Gunning
Thu, 25 May 2006 16:29:27 -0400
...Note that these switches are UNIQUE TO WESTIES > of roughly the > '85 to '87 vintage; a switch from a non-Westy vanagon will not...
Re: Engine died up date
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:26:26 -0700
...from the ECU, connected to a transistor in the ECU that switches ground on and off on the green wire to fire the coil...
vw rants
Historical mailing list
Sat, 22 Jun 1996 19:38:28 -0400
...I was kind of amused by this exchange and the pronoun switches. Get a grip. clara
Re: Thermostat for Dometic Fridge (fan), found at Newark
Historical mailing list - Ezra Hall
Tue, 13 Jun 2000 08:47:04 -0400
...MSC, but Newark electronics has TO220 packaged, close at temp, thermal switches, $7. I will order a 40Deg C (104 Deg F) thermo switch...
HELP - I keep going into limp home mode (00575)
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sun, 4 Apr 2004 20:12:31 -0700
...First, I thought it may be the pedal switches. An email from Germany and looking at a working Jetta revealed that the answer is...
Re: What about heated seats? NOT for westy swival seats
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:48:21 -0800
...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: Sure Power 1315 question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
Tue, 12 Feb 2008 22:05:20 -0800
...Great when I > have 'shore power', no switches to worry about and all interior > accessories are wired to the aux battery and it stays...
Re: Reverse lights going crazy
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 18:10:39 -0500
...AM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> > wrote: > >> Yes there are two switches available. The difference is the connector. >> >> Dennis >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Vanagon Mailing...
Re: Backup lights not working
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 13:13:39 -0700
...I had a > chance to pull the bulb out of the drivers side tail light and it tested > good. > > Do these switches ever fail...
Suggestions to improve Westy A/C airflow
Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:11:42 +0000
...The engineers then went to roll down the rear windows and found that the US BMW folks disabled the rear window switches. After 45...
Re: Also AC not working
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 5 Jul 2009 00:12:51 -0400
...or several) AC diagrams is what you have, and check the switches and wires. If the switch is bad, it will need to be...
Re: Electrical question (non-starting)
Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
Sat, 23 May 2009 18:09:55 -0700
...Since both ignition switches are over 20 years old I'm going to get replacements. I have a number of other things to do...
Trailer hitch and other Parts for Sale
Historical mailing list - CC
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 01:06:47 CDT
...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: O ring making kit
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 11:23:42 -0600
...I'm thinking about transferring the O rings to a zip lock bag and using the assortment box for wavy washers, relays, switches, sun...
Re: Brake light sensor switch adj.
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:24:34 -0700
...and the lights aren't on yet. > > SO, I replaced the switches. And the lights come on exactly like they did > before the replacement...
Re: washer fluid won't work
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:30:17 -0400
...I had a lot of crud in the switches, which caused them fail. The fix worked great, and has been fine for over a...
Re: Head lights
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:36:57 -0500
...However, as with the above switches, the lighting pattern is so >> much better you won't regret the switch. >> >> >> On Jan 9, 2010, at...
Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
Historical mailing list - Ron Van Ness
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:20:41 -0500
...New Milford VW TUNE UP PARTS, for early VW, coils, voltage regulators, switches, relays. (718) 589-2979.
Re: Bus Depot Sucks NO NOT AGAIN!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 25 Jan 2002 14:52:32 -0800
...Mon, 24 Dec 2001 03:07:36 EST > > > >Eberspacher BA-6 vanagon gas Heater, complete w/ all switches and > wiring. > >this is an auxilliary...
Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:51:14 -0400
...Install switches which change polarity of electricity to each motor and give yourself several vent options. As for the flaps, they keep rain out...
Re: Running Lights Dark
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 28 Aug 2018 08:16:08 -0400
...Any diagnostics I can do with a voltmeter, as I > > understand those M-pin switches are hard to come by and don't want...
Re: 2.1 Throttle Switch Assmebly on 1.9 with later style switch?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 22 May 2016 10:12:35 -0400
...I've read of cam size differences on these later style switches but it seems to me that one should be able to fit...
Re: RATS!! All that work, now Dometic won't cool on LP now Coffee
Historical mailing list - Ellen in Oregon
Sun, 29 Jul 2007 17:23:01 -0700
...When I plug into power, the fridge switches to AC automatically. If I know I am going to be camping at a place without...
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: Wont start
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sun, 25 Nov 2012 14:20:52 -0800
...I haven't replaced it, yet... > I'll research remote starter switches. From its name I can guess it's function but I'm...
Re: electrical mystery
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 16:31:07 -0800
...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: Where can this wire be found?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 26 May 2011 14:47:57 -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...