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• OIL SWITCH ON! Questions from frustrated Westy Owner!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Jan 1997 17:29:33 -0500
  ...The white switch was replaced with a "Downy" from Parts House. Suspecting a faulty switch, this new switch was then replaced with a new...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:00:22 -0700
  ...fan switch? > > > > Like from a different vehicle? > > > > Even though the OE switch doesn't cost much, and I know I'm being > > completely puckered...
• Re: Bright lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:43:24 -0700
  ...The ignition switch is also probably not the problem and you can verify this by noting whether, for example, the taillights remain lit, and...
• Headlight Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Mike Ross
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 21:53:31 -0600
  Well today I went out to remove the floor mounted headlight dimmer switch that the dumb previous owner installed. It had three wires going...
• Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 19 May 2014 14:07:26 -0400
  Hi all, Given the recent no start, ignition switch replacement issue, I was wondering if there's a way to know which switch your...
• Brake master cylinder switches
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Preiss
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 19:46:18 -0400
  I just received my new brake master cylinder, and I noted that the brake light switches have 3 pins, compared to 2 pins on...
• weird para-normal
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 25 May 2004 08:46:15 -0700
  hehe ok I have some area51 stuff going on with my van, can you have 2 oil pressre switchs go bad at once? anyway...
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:34:26 -0700
  The switch is likely the problem, and the fact that you put a ground connection to it. If you had used a simple on...
• Re: Front defroster
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 10:03:46 -0500
  ...Cure *after you measure the current draw* is a) replace switch and b) cut the high-speed supply wire from the switch and use...
• Mystery Switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:29:00 -0500
  ...I suspect this switch is a brake light switch and it the culprit, but I haven't for sure identified it yet. Thanks, John...
• Re: fan switch fix
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 19:04:05 +0100
  David Beierl wrote: > At 09:18 AM 1/25/2000 -0500, Woody Halsey wrote: > >stopped responding to the switch from time to time ... but...
• Dome light on 87 MV
  Historical mailing list - Clay Perry
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:52:49 EDT
  ...Here is what I have discovered- Will light when switched to "always on" Door switches function correctly, checked with Ohm Meter No continuity from...
• Re: PS Re: Headlight Switch
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:17:08 -0800
  ...Headlight Switch I want to back David up here on switch repair. �I was really surprised that the Germans had built those switches so...
• Re: Window Switches
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 17:49:02 -0600
  ...This is the second or >>third switch. >> >> > >get some from a vw quantum.. theyre the same thing.. everytime i see a >quantum in the...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Wed, 23 Jun 1999 19:54:37 -0400
  Trust me, the ignition switch on the steering column. mike 87westy with lights again and 2 headlight switches that work Leif wrote: > > Interesting. When...
• How to Remove and Replace ignition switch.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Nov 1999 14:44:03 EST
  I sell the ignition switch for $8. Here is how to remove and replace the switch. 1. Unscrew the two retaining screws for the...
• Re: $10 Westy Sink Faucet Modification
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 13:16:38 -0700
  ...But I think the switch you chose is too vulnerable to being pressed by whatever cargo happens to slide against the switch. The switch...
• Re: idle microswitch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 14 Nov 2013 15:48:23 -0800
  I suppose you could have a very sticky switch that, when the throttle cam moved off of it, the spring in the switch was...
• Re: Aux light install..sort of (long attempt)
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:20:57 -0700
  Don, do NOT put a ground lead to any of the 3 large spades on your switch! end spade = wire from fuse 5 center...
• switch mystery 251 906 257
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 11 Apr 2003 15:15:32 EDT
  While cruising ETKA I see a dash switch that would appear to go in the switch panel to the right of the tachometer along...
• Re: Front Blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 23:12:11 -0700
  ...Fan Switch Problems > BTDT in my '85, actually melted the switch (running the heater going up the > Grapevine dealing with a bad radiator). As...
• More throttle switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Sean Birkner
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 16:17:00 EDT
  Hey volks, I've got the throttle body out and I can see the switch after popping off the plastic cover. Here's the...
• kill switch Q
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:15:06 EST
  Is there an easy way to wire in a kill switch to keep the Vanagon from starting? (This would be as an anti-theft...
• Re: bad fit brake switches
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Mon, 20 Jul 2015 16:36:27 -0700
  ...So the 3 pin switch did not replace the 2 pin, it is the other way around. The 2 pin is the later switch...
• Re: Headlight Upgrade Eilemma
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:30:23 -0700
  ...In stock wiring all of the normal headlight >> current goes through the headlight switch, as well as the ignition >> switch and hi/lo beam...
• Ignition Switch Replacement-Not Amused
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:24:12 +0000
  OK, ignition switch replacement, doesn't look like a big deal, shouldn't be really, but never had to do one until now. All...
• Re: 1.9 idle woes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Mar 2000 11:26:39 -0500
  ...Switch should close at closed throttle and full throttle (if there are two switches, one closes at idle and the other at full, but...
• Headlight Problem
  Historical mailing list - Roy Olynick
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:04:14 -0500
  ...Wiggling the headlight switch used to bring the headlights back on so I replaced the headlight switch with a new one assuming the switch...
• Re: oil pressure switch question 1.8 bar?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Jan 2003 21:45:00 -0500
  Actually, the 1.8 bar switch is for the Inline engines which non-hydraulic lifters and Diesels. It is a typo or other mistake...
• Re: Remote starter switch
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 16 Oct 2005 15:32:16 -0400
  ...I picked up the starter button type switch at Wal*Mart for about $2.98. The switch is located on the forward bulkhead of...
• Re: upper steering colmn cover w/ heated switch hole
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Wed, 10 Aug 2005 16:09:26 -0700
  >> i assume you mean Mk1 Jetta foglight > switch..correct? > > chris Ja, das ist richtig. The A-2 switches will fit the heated seats switch...
• Wiring Troubles
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Oct 95 11:15 CDT
  ...The length of that may determine how far away from the ignition switch the lighting switch can go. With LHD, the ignition is on...
• Re: Which Switch Mystery
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 29 Nov 2004 05:53:45 -0700
  On 11/28/04 10:27 PM, "LOREN BUSCH" <labusch@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > In replacing the headlight switch in my '90 Westfalia I've...
• throttle position switch
  Historical mailing list - Ed Carroll
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 15:19:48 -0400
  The throttle position switch adjustment and eccentric cam blues Executive version: Is the eccentric cam adjustment component of the Digifant throttle position switch a...
• Re: Interior light clarification *sorry*
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 14:39:20 -0700
  check that someone didnt jumper the wires on the switch or that they didnt run both to the door switch the other after checking...
• Re: Rear Wiper Relay: Use 171 955 529? Pre '90 Headlight SW Change; Handle more Amps? (1988 Westy)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 26 May 2012 23:28:02 -0700
  ...I was curious of any differences between headlight switches: 251.941.531B and 251.941.531M e.g. is switch with "M" suffix able...
• ignition switch shenanigans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 19 Sep 2004 19:54:55 -0700
  Over the summer the ignition switch on my '82 Westy started to act up. It seemed like when turned to the final position where...
• Re: $10 Westy Sink Faucet Modification
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 08:14:11 -0700
  Easier still would be a on/off switch in line with the toe button that you could flip on when needed and off when...
• Replacing radiator Fan Thermo switch questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 23 Aug 2021 10:30:42 -0400
  My thermo switch is bad & I have a new spare that is rated 85-93 degrees C. I read an old post from Mark...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 19 May 2014 15:01:16 -0600
  Marc According to GoWesty this Switch works for '76Bus - '91Vanagon http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3420&category_id=23737&category...
• Re: Throttle position switch location
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 17:16:30 -0500
  ...See Bentley 24.59. -Karl > I hear all this chatter about a Throttle position switch, but when I look > in my engine compartment I...
• Power window switch? Cheap new ones
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 15:19:27 -0800
  ...They're basically the same as the Vanagon switch but without the wiring attached. The Jetta switches are part #: 191 959 855 and cost...
• Re: Ignition/starter switch failures
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Sat, 23 May 2015 23:24:56 -0400
  ...I wondered about the switch load. The size of the wire going to the starter solenoid on the TDI Jetta where I got the...
• Re: Power mirrors switch substitutes
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 3 May 2014 12:15:06 -0400
  ...But what do you all recommend as a switch, and where are some places to locate it? All instrument cluster switch locations are taken...
• Light switch backlight
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:24:57 -0400
  When I had the instrument panel removed, I noticed something on the plug that goes on the back of the light switch. There seems...
• Heater fan switch
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 20:55:53 +0200
  Isnt the interior heater fan switch on the Vangon the same switch as the Rabbit? I am under the impression that it is, and...
• Re: foglight switch kits are back!
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Tue, 16 Nov 1999 10:36:49 +0100
  And for those who would like to try to locate the switch by themselves, the p/n is 251 941 535. This is the...
• Re: 87 GL Intermittantly Not Starting
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Mon, 12 May 2003 15:04:45 -0400
  > That is not a valid assumption about the ignition switch. The switch has > multiple contacts inside it that make the connections for different > functions...
• Re: ignition switch shenanigans
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 07:24:12 -0700
  On 19 Sep 2004 at 19:54, Alistair Bell <albell@UVIC.CA> wrote: > Over the summer the ignition switch on my '82 Westy started...
• reverse lights - more wierdness
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Mar 1990 10:54:07 -0500
  ...Traced problem to switch by shorting at switch, replaced switch, problem not fixed. Yesterday, after doing back brakes on the Quantum, put the V...
• Re: Heater switch was Re: heater motor
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 21 Oct 2010 19:51:28 -0700
  No, the rear heater fan motor is weaker and thus the switch for it does not get as much stress. Given that the rear...
• Re: Scored brand new Behr AC but missing switches
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 16 May 2010 16:57:52 -0700
  Hi John, I was not expecting a new switch. I was instead hoping had a good used one from an incomplete unit. The second...
• Re: unknown switch on dash pod
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Apr 2000 00:27:02 EDT
  In a message dated 4/22/00 8:50:21 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ibuyvws@AOL.COM writes: << I discovered a switch w/ a...
• Re: AC switch removal. How?
  Historical mailing list - KiddPanoscha
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 08:13:26 -0400
  Once loose, the switch and wires pulled pretty easily through the fuse box opening on our '86 Westy. The back of our switch was...
• Front defroster
  Historical mailing list - Bill Hayeslip
  Fri, 31 Oct 2003 05:55:26 -0800
  ...I have a standard 88 Vanagon and have a front 3-speed switch that runs the defroster fan and the other day, when I...
• Re: Digifane without Throttle Position switch???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:01:06 -0700
  ...if it's a 1.9 ..there are two styles of throttle switches, the early style with the two switches right there, very obvious...
• Re: European Tail Lights
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 00:20:08 +0200
  ...where does VW put the > switch... is it part of the headlight switch or is there a separate > switch? The switch is separate, it...
• Re: finding switch able power
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 02:59:24 -0700
  Oops, I should have pointed out that the power to G9 will switch on with the headlight switch while the power to G3, G2...
• Re: [Nearly Off-Topic] Seeking Battery Switch
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:19:24 -0700
  Google "SPTT switch" (single pole, triple throw) and find one with a high enough rating, (100 amps @ 12v, or 1200 watts). Leave one pole...
• Re: Problem w/ power window switch on '91 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 02 May 1997 21:27:13 -0700
  Try taking the switch apart and use contact cleaner on it. My wife's Volvo has a problem with the switches getting carbon build...