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• Re: Newbie ,?? Tach, wheels, seat belts, yeah I searched the archives
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 6 Jun 2006 10:33:24 -0800
  Ryan, Delving further into your seatbelt questions, please clarify why you feel that you need to install a retracting belt when your child switches...
• Re: New instrument cluster in '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 16:41:40 -0800
  ...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: Tach for Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - KBatzler
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 18:14:12 -0700
  ...I'd like >> >> to get $50.00 >> >> for >> >> >it, which includes all of the switches and the cover. It's >> >> in excellent >> >> >condition, I...
• Re: Catastrophe!! The rest of the story.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 19:57:07 -0500
  ...In the Lubrication section, Bentley says > > there are two pressure > > switches( I knew that) and the one on the side of > > the engine is...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 7 Jan 2017 01:07:03 +0000
  ...That's ok if you're looking at a > circuit with an incandescent light installed in it, but not for wires > connected together, switches...
• I Love My New Cruise Control (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 14 May 2006 16:50:11 -0700
  ...Then he carefully checked all the wiring and switches, no problem there. Conclusion: the old servo was toast. And no replacements available, to old...
• Re: Idle issue? Any update?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 May 2020 21:42:52 +0000
  ...I can look up how I set all the DIP switches on the servo if you think that's where you are having issues...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:27:16 -0400
  ...So, some remaining causes I can think of are: (1) Bad oil pressure computer (the thing that examines the switches and the RPM's...
• Re: So stuff even happens to me!
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 3 Apr 2020 18:35:09 -0700
  ...I’ll check the switches including the neutral safety and see what I find. It just took me by surprise. I acquired this van...
• Re: Carburettor Set Weber 44 IDF VW Wasserboxer 2,1
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 10:26:11 -0500
  ...The captain reached over and flipped both smile heaters switches to the solenoid valves that routed heat from the turbine compressor sections into the...
• Re: End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:34:38 -0500
  ...Next step is to check the idle switches. John On Sat, 2011-12-10 at 00:09 -0800, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: > throttle switch...
• Updated For Sale Parts List
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 17 Aug 2002 22:17:57 -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: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 12:11:50 -0700
  ...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: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 14 May 2002 20:15:07 +1200
  ...74 & later had better wiper/light switches on the column. "Yep - 67 whole horsepower. That gets you 60-65 mph on the flat ground...
• Re: Vanagon running on vegetable oil
  Historical mailing list - Paul Clarke
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:34:33 +0100
  ...the > dashboard that allows him to change fuels while driving. > > Clark switches back to diesel fuel just before shutting off his > engine. He still...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL Rolling Chassis in North Texas needs a pasture
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 15:33:42 -0800
  ...Lights, > turn signals, the set of switches in the steering column, fuel pump, > starter > motor, alternator, wiring loom, etc. I'd like to see...
• Re: Considering sale of Syncro Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 19:10:34 -0500
  ...These are about > >>> 40% worn. > >>> > >>> > >>> Incidentals which are included: > >>> > >>> * Some spares, including fair amount of stuff for the > >>> instrument panel (switches, flexible circuit > >>> strips...
• Report: Replacing brake lines, MC & booster in '71
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 21:24:14 -0500
  ...So anyway, I bolted in the booster and MC, hooked the lines to the MC, connected up the wires to the switches and adjusted...
• Re: Oil Buzzer advice
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 19:22:31 -0700
  ...If it doesn't see that indication it sounds the audible alarm and flashes the led. > > There are 2 oil switches. The second switch...
• Re: Seeking Gyro Gearloose
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:10:24 -0400
  ...These switches were doing nothing but sitting > there looking pretty. Which may be fine in some circumstances but this may > not be one of...
• Re: Idle stabilizer
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sat, 12 Jan 2002 15:30:58 -0800
  ...The input signal to the control unit may be one or more switches: Driver's actuation of the A/C switch, closing of the...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:56:39 -0800
  ...valve faster using switches than it would using > > > engine RPM drop as a reference? Interesting question though. > > > > > > Mark: Thanks. The guts of the ICU...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:04:03 -0700
  ...readout that wasn't right.....A bank or two of toggle >> switches and you are there... I used the back of a dish pan...
• Back from Mexico- Drove a 2000 VW Kombi!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 12:03:47 -0500
  ...The dash looked more like a Golf dash than a Bus one, with headlight switches etc. that were obviously from a Golf. I couldn...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 30 Jul 2019 - Special issue (#2019-193)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Wed, 31 Jul 2019 17:08:01 +0000
  ...Otherwise it is a very late 86 and those started to implement the later Westy A/C setup and did have pressure switches. Where...
• Re: Anyone know of a good Westy LED ceiling light they like?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 22 Oct 2020 14:03:47 +0000
  ...I’ve tried a few different types, and a couple different types of dimmer switches to control them. > > What I can suggest, if going...
• Re: Weird "idle" problem
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 16 Oct 2014 16:50:13 -0700
  ...As for the throttle switches on the Vanagon they are there for only two reasons. Closed throttle if the engine is being overrun such...
• Re: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:31:15 -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: Headlight wiring harnesses and voltage drops
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 07:15:13 -0400
  ...high powered lamps in our Vanagons with out melting > our headlight switches. > > This kit will run a direct, fused, line to the positive terminal...
• Heater Refurbished Still Questions
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Sun, 30 Jan 2005 23:41:36 -0500
  ...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: Let me introduce myself- finally!
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 2 Jun 2005 23:02:34 -0400
  ...However, different switches are on different years, so it helps to know what year you have. Doh! There it is at the end of...
• Solved thanks to list! Re: Jerks/surges when going from coasting to acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Fri, 11 May 2007 05:27:58 -0600
  ...the wrong connector when I didn't find the two usual switches on > top of the throttle body) > > Checked switch: > Switch always open. > Checked...
• Re: glad to meet you
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 22:59:02 -0800
  ...are ECU, Cool temp sensor, AFM, Idle stabilizer, O2 Sensor, idle /full throttle switches, Hall control, Hall sender, Fuel pump, pressure regulator, and injectors...
• Re: Oil pressure light in 1.9l at idle
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 07:58:28 -0500
  ...I've ordered one of these switches anyways just in case my current switch is bad, but the behavior I'm seeing rules out...
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:34:26 -0700
  ...no light I bet you would be done with the project. Switches come is a surprising array of configurations. Knowing exactly how a given...
• Re: Is ECU involved in getting power to fuel pump when turning ignition switch on?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:54:25 -0400
  ...The ECU switches the path to the chassis in response the hall sensor. Basic ignition coil operation even back to points. Points closed or...
• 86 Westy cuts out sporadically, now won't start
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:05:08 -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: AC and engine temps
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 24 Jul 1998 14:32:40 EDT
  ...to!) So, why worry? VW designed the thermostat, radiator size, fan switches, and warning systems to preserve the vehicle when it gets hot. As...
• Re: Oil pressure alarm problems problems--this is a good one for any one up for a challenge.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:04:33 +0000
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM, > Sounds like the either the wires to the switches are reversed or > you have the wrong switch in place. > The...
• Re: Vanagon rentals are catching on
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 9 May 2016 09:01:05 -0400
  ...Early AC system with no pressure switches (thanks VW) and the compressor locked up, threw off the belt and took the water pump belt...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 13 May 2008 to 14 May 2008 - Special issue (#2008-520)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 14 May 2008 17:45:34 -0400
  ...The battery and any switches on it can >> create a >> spark. How many times have you dropped a phone and had the battery >> pop...
• Re: Last gasp: low compression exhaust valve can't pass smog
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Wed, 26 Jan 2011 10:37:22 -0800
  ...should be in good shape! They had to adjust the idle switches, timing, (way off) and other things that were last set by another...
• Re: Arduino and Vanagons: connectors?
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 15 Nov 2013 12:21:50 -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: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 12:37:52 -0700
  ...I assume the > pressure switches are either open or closed (as opposed to, for > example, varying their resistance with the pressure), so the computer...
• Re: Hesitation off idle, throttle body issues?
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Mon, 12 Jan 2015 13:17:52 -0600
  ...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: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:57:27 -0800
  ...the early type with the two switches mounted right on top, and the later type with a single switch on the bottom of the...
• Re: Starter woes...
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 12:12:34 -0400
  ...power from some nearby voltage source on its 30 terminal > and switches it to the 87 terminal. Is there voltage on the 30 terminal...
• index of tech bulletins affecting vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Apr 94 01:35:27 CDT
  ...1986-87 87-N04 Fuel Vanagon Surging/Stalling - System Adjusting Throttle Switches Vanagon From 66-87-01 Body Outside Mirrors (Electric) - 1986 on Exterior...
• Re: Michael Townsend's transaxle questions
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 14:39:26 EST
  ...Those switches for reverse lights can be a real bother sometimes. I don't think its the rod which closes the contact portion of...
• Re: Overcooling Hypothesis--Long
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:04:27 -0800
  ...This is kind of tricky from a driving >> standpoint, but it works. >> >> I'm talking about an '84 1.9 with the twin switches...
• Re: Tiico fuel rail spewing solved
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 28 Apr 2003 12:40:31 -0700
  ...You may have the wrong pressure > switches. > > Of course I am not as experienced as some having done only four conversions, > all from scratch...
• Re: digijet FI adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 15:43:38 -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: 91 Carat - Turn Signals and Flasher
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 26 Jun 2014 17:43:44 -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: Battery switches
  Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 14:09:58 -0600
  Someone asked about relays vs isolators at the end of June. I posted that I had another option--a switch. Some asked about it...
• Re: Install a 5 speed syncro tranny in my 2WD Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:07:23 -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: [WetWesties] i went to alaska and for got my bus - no not really - but somebody did
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 7 Mar 2014 13:56:03 -0600
  ...went to the bins, brought out a box of knobs and switches, dumped them on the counter and said "Go ahead, find the one...
• Re: recap (still not fixed) Re: Update (not fixed...) Re: FIXED? (and, advice needed...) (was: Re: low voltage, starter running intermittently, but alternator is okay?)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:04:02 -0500
  ...The plunger is attached to a yoke that makes the heavy current engage.It is very hard to make regular switches for heavy currents...
• Re: Overhead Westy light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:10:22 -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: Dang driver lowbeam and front driver turnsignal
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 6 Jan 2017 20:05:26 -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: Another strut use, now SS stove lid prop
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Wed, 3 May 2017 14:18:39 -0700
  ...I suspect since Bangood also sent me more than ordered on the touch switches last year they are trying to 'flood' the marketplace here...