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• Re: Transporter (Vanagon) Driving Position
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 1 Jun 1997 15:07:30 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I wish the westie had an adjustable steering column. Cris. (6' tall) >> Being a whole 5 feet 4.5 inches myself.......no I don...
• Re: 85 Vanagon Kaput!
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 27 Oct 2001 16:27:43 EDT
  ...To access it, remove the steering column cover and you can unplug the switch cable and hot-wire the car very easy-.you need...
• parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 03:17:45 -0400
  ...back of the vehicle. ( I think ) One piece snaps into the column and the other piece fits inside of it and it is louvered...
• SILVER SOCKET Re: Switch/Light??
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Nov 2003 07:57:06 EST
  ...on the lower dash just to the right of the steering column. It appears > stock > but isn't shown in the Westy owners manual...
• 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
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 11:30:20 -0500
  ...Else remove the steering wheel and column cover so to remove the plug that goes into the switch. Figure out the wires that are...
• Re: electric or hydraulic power steering
  Historical mailing list - Tom C
  Fri, 18 Mar 2022 15:28:11 -0400
  ...Been researching the electrical steering kits, seems like the > > downside is I'd lose the collapsibility of the steering column in the > event > > of...
• Re: Q: Tall and "Girth Challenged" & a Tip
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 10:28:10 -0400
  ...Also the Golf wheel is not a "bolt-on" replacement, some grinding or other modifications of the steering column are required to allow the...
• Re: Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 11:55:36 -0700
  Maybe this will help... https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4065493 On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 11:48 AM John...
• Re: 'green glow'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 14 Apr 2020 07:20:55 -0400
  You have a slight leak to ground ( could be many thousand ohms) somewhere in the circuit going from the indicator to the column switch...
• Re: Beep On Ignition
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Mon, 20 Nov 2017 17:59:29 -0500
  If a key is sticking into the steering column, that can do it. Do you have a large key ring? Ken Wilford at vanagain...
• Re: size of these bolts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 28 Jan 2017 14:54:52 -0800
  ...put an allen slot in there... > > what were they thinking? who would steal a steering column? thieves will steal the whole van ! ! > > thanks ... > > dan
• Small boneyard score, and pics of an A/C unit I haven't seen before.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 1 Jul 2009 17:59:20 -0700
  I got two grab handles, two sets of front footwell rubber pads, an interior light and the top of the steering column for ten...
• Volkswagen Bus Information
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 6 Jul 1996 04:44:48 GMT
  Does anyone know where i can get a under the dashboard cover for the steering column, for a VW Vanagon Syncro 87. I've...
• Butt warmers (was Re: '88 Vanagon with "thing" on steering column??
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  14 Jan 97 16:00:00 EST
  >You dog! Heated seats? Is there anyway on earth the rest of us mere >mortals could aquire such a luxury Factory heated seats?? No...
• Re: tilt steering column???
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:48:42 EDT
  In a message dated 9/25/01 7:31:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG writes: << The pre 1988 A Series steering...
• Re: convertible westy?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:21:25 -0600
  ...This means cutting off the b-column and as a consquence the body looses rigidity. To compensate for this loss, reinforcements are welded on...
• Re: remote/keyless entry
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:34:06 -0700
  ...Fishing up the A-column to the B-column is nigh-impossible without cutting the headliner to access the blank hole for the right...
• Re: Front heater core removal reference from archives
  Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 20:30:53 -0500
  The "round nuts", or shear bolts, that hold the steering column to the dash can easily be removed with a pair of vise grips...
• Re: Off topic Friday post
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 8 Dec 2019 22:59:37 -0500
  ...I seem to have snapped a wire or something in the steering column - I think? Anybody heard of such a thing before? > > Thanks > Jeff...
• Re: "stella" no sound,no start
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 13:04:52 -0800
  ...Get yours today! While you are waiting for it to arrive, remove the steering column cover and push up on the connector to the...
• Re: Advice on new install of ignition key part?
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 27 Apr 2002 17:03:29 -0500
  Dan, Look out for the sledge hammer your going to be applyng to the steering column, when you get pissed at the progress your...
• [ARTICLE] Building online communities
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 8 Mar 2003 13:29:08 -0800
  ...Interestingly enough, a software engineer who regular writes interesting columns I follow posted the following article about online communities: <http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles...
• Re: Hmm . . . second temp gauge?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 12 Aug 2004 21:08:55 -0700
  ...digital water temp gauge mounted to the > left of the steering column, [snip] > > > Mine was installed by a previous owner in Canada. > > Your sounds...
• Re: Bad plastic(s)
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 04:52:49 -0800
  ...Newbie owner tries to remove or adjust column cover and doesn't realize there are screws holding it in place. Brake fluid reservoir -- it...
• Re: Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:50:27 -0700
  ...t in the carpet.) As before, the bottom of the steering column plastic housing was very wet with fluid. The brake fluid reservoir was...
• Re: Loose steering wheel at top off steering column.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 Jul 2023 22:43:35 -0500
  ...Loose steering wheel at top off steering column. > > Maybe this will help... > > https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4065493 > > On Tue...
• Re: Solved, buzzer stays on when key removed
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 11 May 2021 14:25:50 -0600
  ...that the current installed 1 goes awry,, Just remove lower steering column, unplug Igni’ Switch Connector from Installed Igni’ Switch, Connect New Igni’ Switch...
• Re: Stranded in Kentucky, USA
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:15:23 -0400
  ...We had the wiring harness in the steering That one is so easy to check because you just drop the steering column cover, unplug...
• Re: ignition switch removal 75-79
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 17:04:26 -0800 (PST)
  ...I found it easier to replace the whole steering column. -David ============================================================================ David Schwarze '73 VW Safare Custom Camper (Da Boat) San Diego, California, USA...
• Re: windshield washer don't work
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 12:44:43 EST
  ...Remove the three screws that hold the assembly to the column and remove the assembly. Simulate operation of the washer function on the assembly...
• '82 Vanagon Body in Edmonton Area
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLaughlin
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 15:13:39 EDT
  ...Steering wheel and column, as well as high beam/washer/turn signal stalks all remain. Maybe somebody out there can use this? Ed
• Re: Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:13:13 -0700
  At 09:35 AM 8/9/2011, Peter DiFalco wrote: >You should probably pull the instrument cover and check that out as soon as...
• Re: HELP TO FIX WINDSHIELD WIPERS 91 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - boroko
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 22:26:33 -0500
  ...When you start the wipers with the column switch, it conducts to the motor while it is in the "home" position internally. Once the...
• auxiliary horn
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 16:33:54 -0500
  ...I bled the button circuit power off the cigarette lighter and mounted the relay to the right of the steering column. The sound is...
• Fuel Gauge quit and annoying squeak
  Historical mailing list - ANTONY MARSH
  Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:26:59 -0500
  ...Also - the most annoying squeak from the cladding around the steering column with every little move of the steering wheel. Anything I can squirt...
• Re: Our deepest fear
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:22:26 -0500
  ...beam in the front of the Vanagon, > and break apart steering column did what VW says they do in an accident. > > I would not...
• RE: Re:Tach was The Berg and springs
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 19 Apr 1995 12:12:39 EST
  ...Also tried mounting tach, in its housing, on the steering column. That works fine, looks conventional, but gets in the way each time you...
• Re: Syncro Alignment
  Historical mailing list - Forhan, Thomas
  Tue, 16 Sep 1997 09:39:06 -0400
  There is a working link to the correct syncro alignment specs on the Syncro Westfalia page, under the "All Syncros" column: http://www.pipeline...
• Re: How to determine correct paint
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 14:45:12 -0600
  The paint code is located on the sheet metal right next to the fuse panel to the left of the steering column. It's...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Mar 2007 18:50:07 -0400
  It is the clip for holding the trim to the bottom of the steering column. Dennis >From: Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> >Reply...
• Antenna Installation Mishap
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 23:56:18 -0700
  ...the plastic covers on both the instrument panel and the steering column, gotten on my back, and still can't see the d*** thing...
• Re: Headlights Still Out
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:16:00 -0700
  ...Hidden wiring harness or harness connectors Bad fuse block/rail Steering column left stalk high beam switch (oh, please, no... Not removing the steering...
• Re: sheer bolts/steering column
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Tue, 21 Oct 2003 22:55:07 -0700
  ...24 PM, jeff@TSSGI.COM writes: > > << Sheer bolts on the steering column are used as an anti-theft device. > >> > > I guess I have to...
• Re: VW Rotten (Routan) review
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 15 May 2009 11:58:38 -0700
  ...http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-neil15-2009may15,0,5216244.column > "VW Routan: Mediocre, barely" As are the commercials for it. Latest one...
• Re: YES! We Have NO Bananas! (film at eleven). and now, the stats
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Fri, 20 Jan 95 15:47:31 EST
  ...Now Im not tryn to mess up your columns,but I actually have a 21 window rag and ya dont see many of those...
• Re: campers and colors
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 03:22:56 -0400
  ...Did it have a locking steering column and wiring for two tone taillights?
• Re: Diesel final drive ratio?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Mon, 4 May 1998 22:47:19 -0600
  ...The T-Diesel column means 1.6L Turbo Diesel. > > Regards > Helmut > '80 Vanagaudi Helmut, Thanks for the help-do you think these ratios are...
• Re: replacing ignition switch
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Fri, 15 Jun 2001 20:03:20 -0700
  ...I measured the distance to the end of the steering column with an adjustable carpenter's square before removing it and tapped it back...
• Control Unit for Cruise Control?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:47:25 EST
  ...Bentley says it is "behind instrument panel right." I took out the instrument panel, the ash tray, the cover for the steering column but...
• Mystery wires, fried
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 12:30:25 -0500
  ...red and brown, that lead up into the passenger side "A" Column toward the roof. Anybody know what these go to? Everything works that...
• Re: wiring and fuses for 80/100w bulbs
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 12:18:46 -0700
  ...my relays are installed after the high/low beam switch on the steering column, so i suppose they still go through the original fuses...
• Re: Best VW Bus Article Ever Written?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 6 Jun 2008 13:35:49 +0000
  ...Owsianowski" <pnoceanwesty@GMAIL.COM> > This guy needs to get out of my head :o) > > http://www.sanjuanislander.com/columns/shus-views/main.shtml > > > > -- > Pete...
• Re: DPO's cablemania
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hineline
  Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:06:15 -0800
  ...The push/pull knob is normally to the right of the steering > column. > > -- > Michael Snow > 1987 Syncro TiiCo > 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD > http://slowmachine82...
• Re: Oxymoron Alert: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 9 Jun 2010 20:06:49 -0500
  ...Once your fellow campers got over the thrill > of seeing the initial column of magma shooting into the air, they'll > appreciate that your...
• Horn not working
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Wed, 9 Feb 2000 13:20:32 -0800
  ...The horn it self is good (works fine), the trouble is in the connection between the steering column & the steering wheel. Since the steering...
• Re: Replaceing the Ignition lock cylinder ?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 05:43:43 -0400
  ...lock cylinder is hosed, so i take off the >lower/upper column switch cover >& expecet to see some llocking screw holdin the lock cylinder...
• Re: key not working
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:57:17 -0500
  Hi DJ, Behind the ignition switch on the column there are two phillips screws that hold the switch in place. Remove the switch and...
• Re: Steering. Re: P 48.14 Measurement "a"
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Feb 2013 16:42:35 -0800
  ...These marks on the upper steering column outer tube (black arrows in this image): https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-6eU242lfor4/UQxgXAv45RI/AAAAAAAAGus/kZinKBev7fE/s720/Steering...
• Re: Fridge problem... which thing is malfunctioning?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Sat, 16 May 2015 18:02:23 -0700
  ...Turn the propane on, and measure the difference in height of the water columns in the two legs. If the "open" leg (not connected...
• Re: Cruise Control Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 17:40:55 -0400
  ...from JC WhipMe? I was thinking about the cheapo box one that doesn't try and mount on the column. any comments? Thanks, Graham