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• Re: HeadliProblem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 3 Jun 1995 05:36:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I searched everywhere and finally found the main light switch to be at fault. After removing the switch I took it apart and found...
• Re: '86 Westy A/C Switch Desperately Neededpecial issue (#2006-445)
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 25 May 2006 16:04:27 -0700
  ...If you have the "factory" unit, I think Bus Depot carries the switch. If you have the "dealer" switch, you should be able to...
• Re: Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused-Even More!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 8 Nov 2010 20:09:10 -0500
  ...The older switch is missing P but has SU. p/n 111 905 865 L now specified all years. That's the one with...
• Re: Throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 9 Mar 2001 07:26:00 -0700
  Todd, Basically, you want to have the switch open when the throttle is closed, but opening instantaneously as the throttle is opened. If the...
• aux bat. install
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 May 2007 09:00:48 -0700
  ...The 'can' (switch/relay) has three connections..Two for the main current and one to switch the current path off and on. When the...
• Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:46:27 -0700
  ...My heater/fresh air fan speed switch needs to be replaced and I want to replace with a better quality switch than OE. I...
• Re: Where to start when signal lights don't work?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 27 Oct 2022 20:08:07 +0000
  Better solution?  Slide off Instrument Cluster Housing; remove the 4 corner screws.  Disengage Emergency Flasher switch.  On workbench, spray electrical Contact Cleaner into switch...
• Re: '85 engine number
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 20 Nov 2001 18:24:13 EST
  ...The fact that you have the bottom mounted micro switch negates the need to know the engine number to get the correct switch. You...
• Re: Power Window Switch Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Mick Reynolds
  Fri, 9 Jun 2000 21:42:30 GMT
  My switches are gradually going out as well. As far as cheap parts go, VW quoted me $80 a piece for new ones. That...
• Re: Electrical questions. Radiator fan circuit from 85 Vanagon into 81 air cooled Westy.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:24:10 -0800
  ...Not realizing this could cause the fan fuse to blow when a temp > switch was triggered while the manual switch was off. Really. > > Mark...
• Re: Off topic Friday question on switches...
  Historical mailing list - James
  Fri, 16 May 2014 15:42:31 -0400
  ...A 3-phase motor would have 6 terminals running to the > switch, that is why the switch is so expensive. This wiring setup is...
• Re: Manual on/off Switch for Radiator Fan--Radiator/Coolant
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:24:48 -0700
  David, I've owned lots of VW's and I can't tell you how many of these automatic switches I've had to...
• Re: Still confused, looking for suggestions...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:10:57 EDT
  Jeff, The two switches at as follows: Low: Light comes on when there is not enough oil pressure below 2000 rpm. comes on at...
• Re: Camper A/C Switch (Outrageously Expensive)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 12:38:15 EDT
  ok, then the camper only dash a/c switches go from '80-86 camper only. thanks for clearing that up.. makes sense tho, because...
• Re: Master Cylinder Reservoir Cap Vent: @ Electrical Connection?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 14 Sep 2012 17:33:18 -0700
  ...80-84 no cap float switch 85-91 all have cap float switch (the 85 diagram has the new float switch wrongly labeled as...
• Re: Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - DeCristoforo
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 12:25:48 -0800
  Steve Macaulay wrote: > > Hi there, > > I am trying to track down a fog light switch kit for my 89 Vanagon GL > Camper. > This switch...
• headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - aj
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 19:53:13 -0500
  ...The headlights only work, with or with out the dash light switch, when I pull and hold the dimmer switch up toward me. The...
• Re: Headlight Switch - stuck on!
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 23 Mar 2005 21:29:33 -0700
  ...There are a lot of strange problems related to the light switches. Even a 94 jetta I had for several years had light problems...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Oct 2010 17:13:42 -0500
  ...Does the Carat - particularly the '91 Carat - use a pair of >> three connector brake light switches - or 2 connector brake light >> switches. >> >> > >
• Looking for a fog light switch kit - Any vendors have one?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 24 Nov 1998 11:59:34 -0800
  Hi there, I am trying to track down a fog light switch kit for my 89 Vanagon GL Camper. This switch is VW part...
• ignition switch for 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - jax harvell
  Mon, 24 Jun 2002 13:12:58 -0400
  ...so I think I need a new ignition switch. I searched at vanagain.com and found an ignition switch for $9, is this what...
• fog light switch
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Fri, 14 Jan 2005 19:57:31 -0500
  Hello there, Got the Projektwzo foglight kit and the VW foglight switch for the blank spot in my dash to control it from Volk...
• Headlight wire harness
  Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
  Tue, 28 May 2002 18:39:44 EDT
  Last week I put a post on here about the headlight switch burning up. Well i go the new switch and when i went...
• Re: Ignition Switch Procedure?
  Historical mailing list - RODOLFO MATHIEW
  Sun, 16 Apr 2006 19:21:34 -0600
  http://carboncow.net/vanagon/projects/ignition_switch.htm www.mathiew.org Vivan Los so�adores que no duermen por hacer sus sue�os realidad...
• Re: Radiator noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 11 Nov 2016 11:20:12 -0800
  if you mean what part that make the fan runs after the engine is switched off... I think it's the radiator fan switch...
• Master Cylinder brake light switch
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Sun, 4 Oct 2009 10:54:34 -0400
  For those who have thought that their master cylinder was bad, could the cause be a leaking brake light switch? How often do the...
• heater switch plate removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
  Wed, 2 Feb 2000 18:19:50 EST
  Well, I need to know how to get the front dash heater control fan switch cover plate off. The rear switch plate one came...
• Need power window switch trim.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:52:29 EDT
  Anyone have a power window switch trim piece for the passenger side? Don't need the switch. TIA Tom '71 Westy, '85 Westy, '91...
• Re: Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hill
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 19:14:38 -0600
  I may be off base here, but isn't the headlight relay issue also involved with the ignition switch total load also? Wouldn't...
• Re: Brake Light Switches
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:07:48 -0700
  ...The switch that you >>> can unplug and it makes the lights go out is the bad switch. The >>> switches are wired in parallel so...
• Re: lighting questions
  Historical mailing list - John Becker
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 06:08:11 -0800
  On the switch there are 4 locations to hook a wire (A-D), 3 of are for around 14-16 gauge (sp?) wire (A...
• Re: Kill switch installation
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Mon, 6 Jun 2016 15:48:35 -0400
  ...I used a OEM switch to make this kill switch look like its meant to be there to the untrained eye. I would think...
• Re: Removing the ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Jones, Dustin
  Fri, 7 Feb 2003 12:23:09 -0500
  ...Is he referring to the ignition switch or some other switch? Because if it is the ignition switch, I am thinking about just following...
• reverse light woes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Mar 1990 10:40:31 -0500
  ...Checked the switch by shorting it out, lights work fine. Pulled switch, pushed plunger in, no lights. -> replace reverse lightswitch. VW has it in...
• Brake light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 26 Apr 2001 14:52:05 -0400
  ...Checked switches on brake master cylinder, they had current but never made any connection when brake depressed. I fiqured bad switch, so I picked...
• Re: Burnt headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - James Flournoy
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 08:14:42 -0700
  ...Burnt headlight switch > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Hello I am looking for a headlight switch for a 1991 Vanagon. It decided to > burn...
• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 26 Sep 2007 07:22:35 -0700
  Hi Mike, both the full throttle switch and the idle switch connect to the same ECU pin (4) and they both ground it. So...
• Re: Curious case of no headlights-wipers-blower motors
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 11 Jan 2011 14:19:24 -0800
  ...I have decided to start referring to it as the "ignition_combo_switch" since it has 3 switches inside that are critical to the...
• Re; Help Again
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 16:07:18 -0500
  ...If that isn't it, it might be the neutral safety switch,( if automatic ) or last but not the least, the ignition switch. I...
• Re: Headlight Switches and other switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Thu, 24 Feb 2005 14:56:34 -0600
  ...Chris offered that my switch may be bad. Yesterday I received a switch and the missing lights. WOW what a difference. I have not...
• Re: Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 12:05:17 -0400
  Yes, I have 19.12 open, but was confused by the factory settings listed being a little different that the new switch. Meanwhile I...
• Re: Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Wed, 22 Aug 2001 18:33:56 -0400
  ...Switch not referenced in the Bentley Manual > > > > Hey Vanagon Experts, > > > > What is the purpose of the rocker switch in the lower right side of...
• Re: Alternator light mystery-High bean switch!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 24 May 2010 23:40:46 -0400
  ...that one, with 'no other' symptoms of any kind anywhere, was a faulty ignition switch... please explain that to me oh wise one !" The...
• Re: Interior light clarification *sorry*
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 20:19:37 -0700
  ...the door switch actually providing a ground path and >the switch providing a path in the other position. from what you are >saying i...
• Some progress with turn signal
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 25 Jun 2015 22:11:52 -0700
  Hi to all, The emergency flasher switch was apparently on constantly and when I switched it off, the turn signals were working. Yes, but...
• rear window defogger switch ('87)
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:01:43 -0700
  Bentley 97.115 shows two lites in the switch, a "re wind defog sw lt" and a "rear window defogger indicator lite." The diagram...
• Fan switch numbered 2. front blower
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 07:58:19 -0700
  Hello amd Goodmorning, well looks like my fan motor upfront is not hosed, but the switch is jammed and will not move to allow...
• Re: Backup light switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 6 Dec 2004 10:25:53 -0600
  Greenamyer, William L wrote: >It seems that my backup light switch doesn't work any more since the transmission rebuild. Is there anything that...
• Ignition switch #2 in 2 months
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 06:38:31 -0800
  Morning all and happy new year, another ignition switch went out on me... it happened the same way it did last time ... passenger side...
• Strange Idea about retrofitting early Headlight Switch onto late model Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 16 May 2013 09:17:56 -0400
  As many of your know the late model Vanagon (90-91) used a different headlight switch than all of the earlier years. Not sure...
• brake pressure switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 21 Jan 2015 08:05:33 -0500
  Anybody know what brake pressure switches are interchangeable from diff. Model vws. Need one in a hurry from flaps and they don't have...
• I need a full throttle switch
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Sun, 27 Nov 2005 12:11:17 -0500
  I need a full throttle switch for my '84 1.9l. This is the type with two switches, for full throttle and idle. Anyone...
• Advice-New Ignition Switch/Cig Lighter/Fan Switch
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 11:25:59 -0600
  ...Fan switch in dash. Speed 3 does not work unless I lightly touch the switch. I got a new one and need to know...
• Re: WTB: Rocker Switch for Fog Lights
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 08:27:23 -0700
  I can't believe that this switch is no longer available- it was used on all the 80's vintage Rabbits,GTis. Jettas, Sciroccos...
• Re: brake lights '89 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:15:59 -0600
  Zoran, you sure? If that's the case, what are the 2 switches located on the master cylinder for? I presume they are the...
• Re: headlight switch
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 12:44:50 -0700
  ...Re: [VANAGON] headlight switch > > The most likely problem is that the REST of your headlight switch has > melted, and is causing your dimmer switch...
• Re: Testing Vanagon Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 26 Apr 2011 00:20:28 -0400
  ...With the switch in the headlight position only, it makes contact with terminal 56, which feeds power to the high/low switch. That switch...
• Re: Fog Light Switch Kits are Back!!
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 19:38:47 -0500
  ...Fog Light Switch Kits are Back!! > As promised, I have obtained a new shipment of genuine Vanagon fog light > switch kits from Volkswagen/Germany...
• Re: Idle at start problem
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 12:11:46 -0400
  ...Any ideas? ...snip I'm betting on a bad throttle position switch. This is a little switch underneath the throttle body that tells the...
• Re: Throttle Switch Wear Was: Re: Throttle switch confusion
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 4 Jul 2015 21:31:09 -0700
  ...Never adjust again. > > How close to WOT does it switch? > > Yrs, > d