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• Re: Low Coolant Warning LED
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 6 Aug 2021 16:35:01 -0400
  ...The other possibility is that the low coolant sensor control > is signaling the low coolant light. There are 2 versions of this > controller. The...
• Re: Fwd: Re: Tail lights?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 27 Aug 1999 21:06:43 -0500
  ...it consisted of TWO brake lights that went into the corners (upper, lower, you choose) of your rear window. it was a small box...
• Re: propex heater problems
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:26:24 -0800
  ...First, low or out of propane? Second, low aux battery (assuming the power to the Propex is off your aux battery. In any case...
• Re: bright lights stuck on -OOPs! never mind.
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 18:34:25 -0800
  ...relay into the system for my aux lights. There is NO relay for the high/low beam in the Vanagon. The switching mechanism is...
• Re: Is there any way...
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 00:16:13 -0400
  ...Light bulbs have very low resistance until the filaments heat up. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On...
• Re: Late night - blinking light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 6 Sep 2009 11:40:13 -0400
  At 11:20 AM 9/6/2009, Rob wrote: >On my '84 I pulled the low level relay and that cured the problem of...
• Coolant Level Sensor
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 14:41:57 -0600
  ...Does that flashing red light have any other meaning other that the fact that the coolant is low. Like if the tank is full...
• Re: Headlight wiring for 80/100 bulbs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 May 2010 21:18:02 -0400
  ...You've got low beams that are brighter than >legal high beams and you've never been flashed. Are your lights adjusted >correctly? That...
• Re: Daytime running lights for US Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Kelly Bauman
  Fri, 8 May 1998 09:23:36 -0700
  At 21:47 07-05-98 -0400, Sudhir Desai wrote: >the daytime running lites are just low watt bulbs. you could probably get >a...
• Re: temp gauge and coolant light trouble
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:15:36 +0000
  The temp gauge on later models I ebelieve is designed to go to the top if the low coolant sensor is tripped. Check the...
• Re: Projektzwo Fog light question
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:51:35 -0700
  An easy way to wire the fogs is to use a relay that is activated by the low beam signal. When the lows are...
• Re: Coolant Temp Sensor Problem
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:20:02 -0500
  ...I'm going to guess that it was the low coolant rather than overheat that actually triggered the light on those occasions. The low...
• Re: Low beam HELP!
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Sat, 4 May 2002 19:40:52 -0700
  You spoke thus: > the low beams on the vanagon are dangerously dim, its surprising that you > don't think so. recently while driving on...
• Friday NVC: basic Jetta AC question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:06:50 -0500
  ...override the low pressure cutout. How is that done? Totally unrelated, but where is the switch located that operates the trunk light? Thanks to...
• Re: auxillary low beams?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 10:22:51 -0700
  ...auxillary low beams? > Does anyone have any recommendations for auxillary low beams / driving > lights? The price of the E-code headlights is too rich...
• How do I wire up backup lights?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:33:14 -0400
  Hi Everyone, So I bought a pair of inexpensive Pilot Aux Driving lights to install on the rear lower bumper as additional backup lights...
• Re: Headlight Switches and other switches
  Historical mailing list - Michael Knight
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 22:00:04 -0600
  ...Headlights worked, hi and low beams, but no dashlights, none of them. Replaced the head light switch and all is good. Michael Knight '77...
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 25 Nov 2002 12:50:09 -0800
  ...lights on there is SIGNIFICANTLY more light than running the SA driving > lights on w/ the low beams on. so its not the light...
• Re: Driving Lights - If not Project Twzo, what's the answer?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Thu, 15 Dec 2005 16:07:03 +0000
  ...I can't believe I'd been driving around for years with such crappy low lighting on this vanagon (my other westy's had...
• Re: Temp Gauge
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:06:50 -0400
  David, The Red light you're talking about is supposed to flash to indicate low coolant level in the expansion tank. The Wasserboxer's...
• Recommended Driving Lights or SA Grill Inners?
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:18:19 -0700
  Even with a headlight relay kit and new 100W lowbeams, partner wants more light on the freeway. Which bumper-mount driving lights under $250...
• Re: Light switches
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Wed, 17 Nov 1999 01:08:20 +0100
  Typical tell tales when the X connection in the ignition switch dies: #The lights go out, both low and high, but not the high...
• Re: HIGH POWERED HEADLIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Mudd Sparrow
  Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:28:10 -0800
  I have E-Code lights (headlamps) They won't turn on unless the engine is running. I forget if the stock lights behave the...
• Replaing head lamp bulb
  Historical mailing list - Chris Snyder
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 00:12:57 EST
  I have a right side lower head light bulb burned out. I can't see anyway to replace it short of removing the complete...
• Re: Weird bucking
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 29 Jan 2004 11:27:40 -0700
  ...kind of a > herky-jerky bucking at very light throttles. Happens > in any gear, but is more pronounced the lower a gear > you are...
• Re: Still no passenger side high beam
  Historical mailing list - Kevin
  Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:50:48 -0800
  ...Now the drivers side driving light is on all the time dim on low beam bright on high and on the passenger side it...
• 87 Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Boyd
  Mon, 2 Oct 2006 07:57:22 -0700
  ...However, the tach still reads > noticibly lower (not much)than when the lights are off completely. > > I am thinking light switch, but before I...
• Re: Blinking Red Light
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 12 Aug 1999 21:58:08 -0700
  ...If the light flashes while driving, the engine may be overheated because of low coolant level or V-belt damage. Move the vehicle a...
• Oil pressure light
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 10 Nov 2014 08:54:58 -0500
  ...Then the oil light started to go off intermittently. This all after about 100 miles on the repair. Now what! Could the low oil...
• Oil light coming on on 2 liter
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 07:46:46 -0400
  ...After a good interstate run, I come to a stop sign, oil light pops on, pressure gauge reads 10 PSI. Slightly touch accelerator, light...
• Re: Bright tail lights
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 12:56:04 -0700
  >I agree with Steve in regard to stop, turn and running lights. > >However, I'd like to offer one correction. In America, low beams...
• Re: Bra
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 28 May 2002 21:15:41 EDT
  ...The bra is for turn signal lenses that are closer in (just under the outside edge of the low beam light.) >> Sounds like it...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:07:03 -0500
  Hell why not helium for lower rolling resistance? Or hydrogen, even lighter. This is my Vanagon, I've named it Hindenberg... George/ATL
• Re: Pzwo lower grille foglights NLA
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 23:19:56 -0600
  Couldn't agree more. > > Unfortunately there's no universal signal for "your fog lights are > obstructing my vision." But trust me they are. >
• Re: WARNING: SOUTH AFRICAN QUAD LIGHT GRILLES INCITE ROAD RAGE...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Nov 2002 09:38:35 EST
  ...COM writes: > Make all them dweebs happy and paint all your lights black. > > thats a better idea, i'll drive down the road holding...
• Re: Brights & lights
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 2 Dec 2006 21:10:24 EST
  ...lights, do your original > lamps stay on OR do they go off and only the brights come on? > > both the high beams and low...
• Re: the cat did it (solved)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 5 May 1998 09:14:43 -0400
  ...Larry > One is used at low engine speeds and has a lower oil pressure setting and one > is used at higher engine speeds and...
• Re: Rewiring for Xenon lights
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 4 Nov 2006 23:31:48 -0500
  ...The low beam pattern is real crap, the high beam is great though. I want a HID low beam driving beam replacement solution.. That...
• Re: Fuse Box Blues
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 18 May 2001 23:55:27 -0700
  ...reversing lights > 16. horn > 17. windscreen wiper motor > 18. brake system warning lamp > 19. turn signals > 20. number plate light > 21. low beam left...
• Re: overheating??!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 16 Jul 1998 11:19:20 -0400
  ...Within 100 yards the red > light is blinking again! > > So what's happening? The manual says a blinking coolant light means > low coolant - fill...
• Re: LEDs
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 25 Nov 94 14:32:28 CST
  ...Fortunately I have a fabulous memory and can always recall >precisely whether my lights were on high or low beam at last usage... >Are...
• Driving Lights Between Blinkers And Grill
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 9 May 2002 22:34:14 +0200
  Hi again, I have seen many Multivans around here with the custom fitting driving lights which fit between the lower grill and the blinker...
• Re: H-4 lights
  Historical mailing list - Yi-Ruey Wei
  Fri, 7 May 1999 18:49:48 -0500
  ...Our NHTSA allowed high beam DRLs in the first place, refuses to acknowledge that US low beam headlamps produce too much glare (over 5x...
• Re: Idiot Light
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Tue, 14 Mar 2000 23:19:39 -0500
  ...time, whenever I had the problem, my gas gauge would read low as well, indicating low voltage or a poor ground) Hope it helps
• Re: ProjektZwo
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:50:34 -0600
  I have a set of ProjektZwo lights on my '87 GL, and I love them. The lights provide a very wide, broad, low beam...
• Re: parking light?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 21 Nov 2002 10:05:23 +0100
  ...Turns out that my wiggling the car was making the fluid wiggle a bit, and triggering the warning light for low brake fluid. Eventually...
• Re: Battery light staying on till you rev engine
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 00:26:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...light goes out then check the voltage at the battery, with no accessories on it should be 13-14.5 volts. Too low and...
• back-up lights, opinion please
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 18:22:53 -0700
  ...a car with a lower bumper.... Any opinions as to the best place to locate these back-up lights? Thanks, Bill Davidson 90 Westy...
• Fwd: Re: Blinking coolant light
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Wed, 6 Oct 1999 18:26:10 PDT
  ...light will blink with the temperature guage in the normal range if the coolant level in the MAIN tank (versus expansion tank) is low...
• Re: Emergency brake light stays on
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:10:53 -0800
  > Your brake fluid level is probably low. All 85 and newer Vanagons have a > level sensor in the brake fluid tank behind the speedometer...
• Re: Diagnosing cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 18:27:21 -0500
  ...If so, then hook the test light to 12v and check the motor (-) lead. It should be grounded, so the light should light again...
• Diesel and WBX Coolant Temp gauges same?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:50:12 -0700
  ...Am pulling my hair out wiring in a low coolant level sensor. Got it all in, but light just blinks. Though the '85 WBX...
• Re: vanagon diesel questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Thu, 2 Jan 1997 20:06:05 -0800 (PST)
  ...tail light left, parking light left, sidemarker light left, 8 amps #2 is same as #1, except right side #3 is low beam left...
• Re: Rewiring parking lights to switch with ignition
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Thu, 9 May 2002 12:16:58 -0400
  You could install a relay on the parking light circuit just like you would for the low beam headlight circuit. The relay can be...
• Re: headlight bulb question...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 3 Mar 2003 19:33:53 -0500
  ...When on >low beam, only the outer 2 are on. Gotta say, I really don't see how these can be driving lights if...
• Re: Two warning lights come on TOGETHER
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 09:40:31 -0400
  ...The lights only come on then... I have been told that the OX sensor doesn't give a right reading with lower voltage... I...
• Re: Found my Syncro project.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 17:51:09 -0700
  ...oil pressure light. Doesn't the buzzer come on at 2K+ RPM if oil pressure low? Pretty sure it does. Maybe the two oil...
• Re: Flashing Coolant Light
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 01:19:26 -0500
  ...Am I correct in thinking that the flashing light is supposed to >register >low coolant? Any suggestions as to what I should do or...
• Re: NLA - lower speedometer cable
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:05:48 -0400
  ...lower cable with this by bypassing the oxygen sensor light box. This box does nothing except count off 60k miles and turn a light...
• another led strip light install - only partial success
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:47:45 -0700
  ...most edge of the lower bed ceiling. http://shufti.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/vanagon-an-interior-led-lighting-project-fail/ btw, I had...