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• Re: Turn signal indicator troubleshooting - blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 18 Nov 2010 07:04:47 -0800
  ...It only lights when the TS or 4Way switches provide a ground path on the other leg during the time that the flasher relay...
• Re: Engine Interrupted. Any Ideas, Please?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Sloan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:11:10 -0800
  ...Igntion switches of vanagons are always suspect- an underbuilt part that gets many years service on it, and can cause weird problems. Scott www...
• Re: vanagon difficulty--comments from a van newbie
  Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
  Thu, 3 Sep 2009 09:54:43 -0400
  ...I have jump wires and added switches. Someone didn't previously fix a leaking torque converter; did not fix leaking AC refrigerant; did not...
• Heater Refurbished Still Questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 15:25:13 -0600
  ...Power Draw was evident. -Swapped switches, still no go. -Toes still cold in stop and go traffic. I asked you wonderful volks out there...
• Re: Ventilation for the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:10:47 -0700
  ...Ventilation for the Vanagon > DC motors run frontwards and backwards with a change in polarity. > Install switches which change polarity of electricity to each...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:53:35 -0800
  ...s NOT the parts ! ..it's the adjustments." > > for sure ...throttle switches fail to make contact after a while. > Most that I have seen...
• Re: The Vanagon cooling system.. it's counterintuitive.. (long post)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Sep 2015 12:59:03 -0400
  ...around under the dash pod, >messing with brittle tabs of those switches and >wires and foils. � I am pretty proud of myself >every time...
• Re: Suggestions to improve Westy A/C airflow
  Historical mailing list - Deke Rivers
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:30:23 -0500
  ...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: Lets rip out the Air conditioner - 89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 14:38:34 -0400
  ...If it did, it would overheat the engine I got some switches smokin' before I ripped it out. > C. It takes up so much...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer Checking engine grounding1
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:23:11 -0500
  ...BTDT enough with > bad switches I get them from the dealer. Pricey but the aftermarket > stuff is just not consistent and the dealer one...
• Re: 84 Still dying!
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 22:12:40 -0500
  ...AFM with a new one (possibly rebuilt?) (10/01) > - replaced throttle switches (both of them, 10/01) > - new fuel filter (7/01) > - new plug...
• Re: No start, no click.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 4 Mar 2012 16:15:55 -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: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start)
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 08:38:36 -0800
  ...switch, are > really good! I'm gonna put one of those switches in my engine compartment, > too. > > Gary > > >> ------------------------------ >> >> Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 18...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 20:45:21 -0800
  ...adjusted correctly, no ohms needed, no OBD, no relays or micro switches.... just "look and feel" mechanical stuff. My first ever van, a 36hp...
• Re: Fusible links (was PS pump switch, engine ...)
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 14:18:18 -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: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:30:21 -0800
  ...s NOT the parts ! ..it's the adjustments." > > for sure ...throttle switches fail to make contact after a while. > Most that I have seen...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 13:30:36 -0700
  ...There are 2 oil switches. The second switch works backward from the primary switch. The second switch sees an open condition until oil pressure...
• Connector contact intermittant--Digitool to the rescue
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 09:19:41 -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: electrical puzzle help needed
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 2 May 2001 20:21:22 -0400
  ...There >should be no place for short between them, including the >switches, relays, connectors, etc. Is that not true? > >Am I missing something? > >Is...
• Re: radiator fan and A/C
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 26 Jul 2019 09:01:59 -0600
  ...The switches are available in a number of different temperature settings. The originals were set quite high to avoid nuisance running during hot weather...
• =?us-ascii?Q?Introduction_to_List_Members_-_Dan_Andrews_-_1982_Air_Cooled?= =?us-ascii?Q?_2L_manual_T3_=28Vanagon=29_Orange_Trakka_Conversion?=
  Historical mailing list - Dan Andrews
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 23:26:37 +1100
  ...I also managed to crack the master cylinder in Cairns (while trying to tighten the brake light switches enough to stop a fluid drizzle...
• 93 Microbus arrives: Anyone have a South African ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:08:24 +1300
  ...totally different apart from instrument binnacle -HVAC controls are 3 rotary switches; not good, but better than German -folding third-place seat on middle...
• Re: revving idle --> 83 Westy gasser
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:26:22 -0500
  ...i've replaced (From a well running engine, or new at time)- both temp sensors, replaced and re-adjusted both throttle body position switches...
• Engine stumbling, hesitations... again
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Thu, 5 Mar 1998 20:48:08 -0600
  ...I have meticulously checked all these things, as well as the temp switches, vaccum lines, and the cutoff switch on the air flow throttle...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 11 Oct 2004 08:32:19 -0400
  ...Check operation of throttle switch or switches. Adjust as needed. Start engine, adjust timing to proper mark at idle speed. Check vacuum advance operation...
• Re: [vanagon] Is anyone going to be interested?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 3 Jan 2006 08:13:57 -0500
  ...Have a new one ready to go switches aligned, etc. However, I work alone, and I know how difficult it is to get throttle...
• Re: Overhead Westy light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:01:49 -0400
  ...The box also has some spade type fuses for more take off > points. > My relay is mounted next to it and switches from starting...
• Re: Is something killing my starters?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Jun 2016 17:52:16 -0400
  The only thing the hard start relay kit does is help the solenoid (relay and gear engagement) work better by bypassing the other switches...
• Head light relay modification.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 16:44:59 EDT
  ...To summarize; instead of directly supplying the current to feed the headlights, all the switches and connections in the dashboard only have to energize...
• Extra fans DO improve cooling!
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:03:17 EDT
  ...Prices aprox, Fan 1 $15 Fan 2 $15 2 micro-switches. $5.00 Thermometer. $20.00. Well worth the effort in my view. Brian...
• First cleanup Re: Westy water tank level indicator problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 9 Jul 2014 08:17:46 -0400
  ...One or both of the glass reed switches will burst because their leads will separate and glass doesn't stretch much. Repairing is often...
• Re: Flickering Oil Light at Idle
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 6 Sep 2014 17:11:27 -0500
  ...I actually have 5 gauge readings out of >> the 3 in the pod, as the toggle switches flip from two different >> sensors each. The...
• For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Dave Ohlemacher
  Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:09:50 -0400
  ...need to be replaced, I've replaced about 3 so far, switches are fine, just the lights are out on some. Front seats show...
• Re: .................... and vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 13 Mar 2010 10:15:16 -0600
  ...What is claimed to be a problem is because for a split second as the car switches from regenerative to friction braking, braking power...
• Re: Fw: What circuit runs the cabin light?
  Historical mailing list - S Sittservl
  Wed, 26 May 1999 20:33:33 EDT
  ...The existing relay under the driver's seat merely switches the 12V power to the fridge on when the engine is running, and off...
• how does the ignition switch work?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Jarvinen
  Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:04:21 -0800
  ...Youngstown, OH and hope I can find one of these plastic switches in the morning. Don't know if they tend to be in...
• Re: Power window issue
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 11 Jul 2021 14:16:57 -0700
  Possible resistance areas are the various connectors between the switches and the mechanisms. Try pulling them apart and snapping back together to see if...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Michael
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 20:44:03 -0400
  ...these motors to completely give up the ghost but the wiring, switches, >> and >>>> control relays are a whole different story. On the early vans...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 16 May 2014 20:00:01 -0500
  David, Sort of an aside here - I hope you can tell me. What kind of domestic power is it that is supplied to a...
• Re: 1.9 oil light/preassure issue
  Historical mailing list - Doug
  Wed, 25 Feb 2009 22:55:44 -0800
  ...is for 2.1 wbxr engines .......those have two > oil > pressure switches.......the 'normal' .3 bar one under the left push rod > tubes ............and...
• Re: Miss at idle?
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Sun, 15 May 2016 20:19:06 -0700
  ...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: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:42:28 -0400
  ...It also probably wouldn't have the switch I am talking about, instead it would be using the brake light switches and just be...
• Re: Hella H4s and relays
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 25 Jul 2002 21:30:43 +0200
  ...They routed all the power from the battery, through the entire wiring harness, through the switches, and then eventually to the headlamps. There is...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments-Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:56:17 -0400
  ...Check operation of throttle switch or switches. Adjust as needed. Start engine, adjust timing to proper mark at idle speed. Check vacuum advance operation...
• Re: Fuel pump relay cutout switch
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 21:01:25 -0800
  ...Since my suggested approach switches ground to a relay coil like yours it likewise needs only a small wire and tiny switch but without...
• Re: Westy rear shelf support
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Fri, 17 Jun 2016 09:11:39 -0700
  ...can take. > > Made provision for another one of the new dimmer switches in the brace. The > switch controls the strip of lights under the...
• Re: 84 Still dying!
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Shari
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 12:35:35 -0800
  ...AFM with a new one (possibly rebuilt?) (10/01) > - replaced throttle switches (both of them, 10/01) > - new fuel filter (7/01) > - new plug...
• =?utf-8?Q?Re:_All_wipers_on,_won=E2=80=99t_turn_off_=28fixed!=29?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 14:12:52 -0700
  ...story is that depressing the stalk, or pulling back on it, switches between front wash and rear wash ( and wipe). >> > >> > Neutral position between two...
• Re: drive from Oklahoma to Spokane, WA
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Oct 2014 11:39:08 -0400
  ...mcneely ---- Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > The fan emits quite a roar when it switches on in my '84. Going up...
• Re: Air Conditioning Changeover?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 28 Nov 94 08:39:21 CST
  ...replace just about everything on the entire system except the electrical switches and the air ducts. ALL of the system that comes in contact...
• Re: common electrical problems in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:56:53 -0400
  ...New-type Westy water level sender (wand extending into tank) is designed to fail either by physically breaking internal switches if wand is flexed...
• Re: throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - David Boan
  Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:29:22 +0000
  ...Does anyone know where to find one > of these switches? > > Thanks > Dave B > Boise. > ________________________________ > From: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> on behalf...
• Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:28:10 -0400
  ...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: Oil light problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sat, 22 Nov 2014 06:35:17 -0500
  ...All this should tell me what is going on with the pressure switches/buzzers etc. Thanks for all the input. Dennis Jowell Scotch Hollow...
• Re: Euro-Elec: 91 Volkswagen Vanagon, idiot lights, oil light
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 11:18:42 -0500
  ...I measured the > resistance of the switches and found them to be 2.5k with > the engine off and about 400 with the engine...
• Headlight improvements IMHO
  Historical mailing list - James S. Cohen
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 18:49:09 -0500
  ...t believe this until I burned up a couple of $50 switches in my Corrado after adding Euro driving lights and decided to try...
• Re: Fuel Pump Wos.......
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 07:16:24 -0700
  ...I have a couple of > old relay switches from my > old 84 vanagon (deseased.) Do they work as > replacements? > > I sure hope it is...
• Refrigerator repair 101 (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 26 Aug 1999 21:41:47 -0700
  ...I bought two tiny black panel-mount switches from Radio Shack, which I mounted on the fridge face place right where the Dometic label...
• Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:10:26 -0400
  ...I cured it by replacing one of the brakelite switches. Does your Westy have two separate pairs of wires going to the rear speakers...
• Re: Rad fan testing
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Mon, 10 Aug 2015 15:13:27 -0700
  ...these motors to completely give up the ghost but the wiring, switches, >> and >>>> control relays are a whole different story. On the early vans...