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• Re: 93 Microbus arrives: Anyone have a South African ETKA?
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:48:31 -0800
  ...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: A/C shop in CA?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Jul 2006 13:12:27 -0400
  ...Then, with engine running at about 1800rpm and AC switches on all the way, I charged up the system to get a low-side...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 30 May 2003 12:25:38 -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: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 26 Aug 2004 00:01:33 -0400
  ...After ~5minutes of running (after the thermostat opens > up?) power drops off dramatically, and the engine switches from smooth hum to > throaty purr. In...
• Re: what causes low oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Sat, 10 Jan 2004 19:17:32 -0700
  ...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: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 19:24:08 -0500
  ...That's ok if you're looking at a circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires connected together, switches...
• Re: New Vanagon owner needs some help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 12:44:34 -0400
  ...Does ---the "ground" circuit for the "door open light on" have a ---central point of ---failure for all door switches? I need some form...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:07:52 -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: Cruise control con't
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 08:22:50 -0700
  ...am talking about, instead it would be using the brake light switches and just be spliced into that. Ken Wilford John 3:16 http...
• Re: Overhead Westy light
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 09:27:48 -0700
  ...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: Electrical ?
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 30 Jun 2019 09:59:26 -0600
  ...When the second wire becomes hot the motor spins for > another half-turn and switches back to the first wire. > > Neither lock interacts with...
• Re: 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 11:41:52 -0500
  ...Check the archives for my past brake > write ups including shimming out the lower shoe rests. > There are two brake switches. Either one shorted...
• Re: aftermarket tach
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 2 Jun 2011 21:46:57 -0700
  ...oil pressure switch, > 86's and later have two oil pressure switches on the engine. > IF you get an 86 or later instrument cluster...
• Re: Speedo still noisy on cold mornings
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:21:48 -0800
  ...And I remembered to plug in that long flat plug that I sometimes forget and to test all the light switches, etc before I...
• Re: Horn installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 30 Apr 2020 12:44:53 -0700
  ...the Pico "sealed" relay I mounted forward of tail light on my '81 switches on reversing incandescent lights (87 pin) and when not used...
• Get 80-83 Air Cooled before they go to Ebay
  Historical mailing list - Bill Minor
  Thu, 15 Aug 2002 22:55:09 -0500
  ...each resistor units $20.00 each. #26) Two each Thermo timer switches $20.00 each. #27) Two each good DK series Vanagon 4 speed...
• Re: 81 Vanagon needs restoration looking for ideas
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 07:57:02 -0400
  ...Heater will be fixed, sealed and functional, all instruments functional, new turn signal and ignition switches, reman starter and alternator (Genuine Bosch Corp.). It...
• Re: Parts Cleaner Recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 8 Sep 2008 21:41:12 -0500
  ...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: AC causes engine reduction in performance and stalling
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Fri, 18 May 2012 09:01:48 -0400
  ...The AC will ONLY turn on (AC >> compressor >> clutch kicks in, fan blows cold air) when the two AC switches (fan speed >> and thermostat...
• Re: Head lights
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jan 2010 20:38:45 -0500
  ...Now consider the copper and crimp connections are 20 plus years old and all tarnished, add few more harnesses, fuses, switches and somehow you...
• Re: Oil Pressure Switch ....gone
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:26:23 -0500
  ...and not 2.1 in Bentley. > there ARE two oil pressure switches on the 2.1 .. > but the one below the Dist is way...
• Re: Need Help with Headlights
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 4 Jan 2012 09:05:07 -0500
  ...Use jumpers on the connector to simulate the action of the two switches (dimmer switch 97.130 track 104-5, turn signal 97.131...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:43:38 -0600
  ...I read an old post from Mark Drillock talking about the several >>>> different switches that were available 12 years ago & a problem w/ using...
• Re: Dimensions for A/C hoses
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Wed, 26 Oct 2016 14:36:37 +0200
  ...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: Engine stalling at high speed
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 16 Apr 2016 14:28:50 -0700
  ...That also means he has two throttle position > switches, one closed throttle and one full throttle. Misadjusted closed > switch will give bucking when crusing...
• Re: Intermittent no start problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 18 May 2014 12:06:48 -0700
  ...I have replaced a few > vanagon ignition switches over the years but overlooked it this time. > > Alistair >
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 30 May 2003 13:45:26 -0400
  ...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: small coolant hose replacement tips needed
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 11 Jan 2014 19:12:04 -0600
  ...power steering pumps and CV Joints, and rear bumpers and ignition switches and lighting upgrades, and starter changeouts, and, and, and, and, and the...
• Re: wireless communication SOME-VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 03:56:07 PDT
  ...so when I'm out of >digital range my phone just switches to analog and I can still use it. >Their coverage is slightly...
• Re: Cruise Control
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mccullough
  Mon, 5 Oct 2020 20:53:35 -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: CENTral locking funny ...
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:23:31 -0400
  ...One servo sends a power signal to the others and their motors run until the switches inside touch another set of contacts. Then when...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:06:13 -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: headlights (all) - poof! - continued...
  Historical mailing list - Grungy
  Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:25:57 -0500
  ...off of the fuse block, somewhere between these >> relays and the switches and headlights. Haven't found it yet. >> >> The ignition switch electronics check...
• Re: The Sons of Martha
  Historical mailing list - Jack Cook
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 22:07:46 -0800
  ...care that the gear engages; it is their care that > the switches lock. > It is their care that the wheels run truly; it is...
• Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 15:04:41 -0600
  ...rpms, below 2000 or so. > Above that rpm it watches both switches and blinks the LED if either has > a bad reading and also...
• Re: Home Ethanol Production
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 9 May 2008 22:14:03 -0500
  ...That guy goes to bio-diesel, that woman switches to a bike, another > woman gets some kind of hybrid, some other dude buys one...
• Re: Headlight upgrade issue
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:06:49 -0700
  ...As you say, relays reduce the load on the switches and can reduce voltage drop to the lights. And also if you increase the...
• 1988 bus reaches 100,000 miles!!! film at eleven.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 02 Dec 95 18:35:53 CST
  ...syncro "mud guards", camper rear hangie-straps, window tint, driving computer, switches, tools, and assorted "maybe i can do something with this!" stuff. :) and...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 07:36:47 -0700
  ...my > garage with the fridge door propped shut and the 120 switches set. > Put a beer inside as an offering to to Gods of...
• Unusual Vanagon D radiator sidetank baffle failure and DYI soldering
  Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 17:37:40 +0000
  ...I drained the coolant, and unscrewed the thermo switches for the radiator fan so I could peek into the radiator. The inside of the...
• Re: "Troll" posting: Rescue Tape still in place...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 26 Mar 2011 13:37:08 -0700
  ...All >> without fussing around with milli-volts and resistors and micro-switches >> to >> make that 'low coolant level' warning light work without properly >> without...
• Re: Did a silly thing, white elephant acquired
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 9 Sep 2022 18:33:21 -0700
  ...plus a screen that is more or less an oscilloscope. >> Plus >>> button switches and wood grain face!> > Wires and leads … attach to the >>> engine...
• Re: Is Gerry Really Dead?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 10:47:55 -0500
  ...And if that does not help, put in a pair of 133 MHZ Pentiums..nojumpers or switches to config, the BIOS will see them...
• Re: The Squirrels are back!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 10 Jun 2006 20:32:32 -0700
  ...dozes with trickle chargers keeping its batteries alive while our attention switches to other things. In fall and spring, I are a stoodent at...
• Re: Front Heater Fan Removal & Replacing HOW TO! - LONG
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Fri, 30 May 2003 16:57:05 -0500
  ...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: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 17:35:25 -0700
  ...3> When the ECU switches to closed loop operation the Dot swings back and forth rapidly. (Yup, centered around .55mV. Mark Drillock suggested hooking...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:20:04 -0800
  ...If fact, the adjustment seems to do very little to actually change the location where the switch switches on and off, which I believe...
• Re: Can Anyone Identify This "Thing"?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:01:36 -0700
  ...the other poster mentioning that that vaccum line may also go to clutch and brake switches.........good thinkin' there ! ... if that's the case...
• Re: So... what is the answer for these poor lights?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:19:44 -0400
  ...don't really need a relay, except that VW's light >switches are low-quality and don't handle the power throughput well. >A...
• Re: Advice on Evaporator Icing
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 3 Aug 2000 15:01:59 -0400
  ...A/C system that didn't have any high/low pressure > switches or thermostat and they don't seem to ice up. Basically everything...
• Re: do vanagons ever get stolen???
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:43:39 -0400
  ...Heres some nice kill switches, scroll down to the >> >>bottom one: >> >>http://www.magnumforceracing.com/ >> >flaming_river_battery_switches.asp >> >> >> >>Phil Stanhope 84' Westy...
• Re: Where's the gas heater go?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Fri, 17 May 1996 13:28:21 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Mind you, the Eberspacher is as safe as gas heaters get--lots of fail-safes and over-heating switches. To install, you'll need...
• Re: The Sons of Martha
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 04:02:12 -0500
  ...care that the gear engages; it is their care that > the switches lock. > It is their care that the wheels run truly; it is...
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 11:30:09 -0400
  ...Is the wiring secure? Sometimes corrosion in the connector doth both switches will cause a bad connection. The high pressure switch is turned on...
• Re: found some freon 12 should I recharge old AC
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:20:52 -0700
  ...The > 85 does not have much in the way of safeties and even better systems this > will often result in blown compressors, hoses, switches...
• Re: Rolling right along on my 'new' block (inline VW swap into Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 12:12:14 -0700
  ...within about ten minutes of city or highway driving it switches "maps" in the ECU for better performance and fuel economy. If you want...
• Re: New engine - Oil lite is red
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 08:42:11 -0500
  ...John a couple of things come to mind did you replace both of the oil pressure switches and could it be that that there...
• Re: 84 Still dying!
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 2 Dec 2001 13:41:04 -0700
  ...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: 81 Westy Heat/Air Distribution/Blower Box Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:22:31 -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...
• Headlight wiring harnesses and voltage drops
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 23:38:29 -0700
  ...high powered lamps in our Vanagons with out melting our headlight switches. This kit will run a direct, fused, line to the positive terminal...