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  • Friday viruses
    Historical mailing list - Dave M
    Fri, 28 Dec 2001 21:39:45 GMT
    I'd like to add a warning about the 'Hilary Clinton' Virus: Files disappear at random, then mysteriously appear on your desktop months later...
  • Re: Temp Gauge Warning Light Mystery
    Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
    Fri, 12 Apr 2002 14:31:04 -0500
    >Chris Stann wrote: >> >> Did your coolant level drop under high-rpm conditions? I've seen it happen. >> >> Matthew wrote: >wouldn't this be a...
  • Re: Brake Light Troubleshooting Tips?
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sun, 8 Jun 2014 16:41:29 -0700
    ...Jumping a single pair should trigger the brake warning light. Easy to replace without bleeding the system, just put a rag underneath. Stuart -----Original...
  • Re: New Syncro - some questions
    Historical mailing list - Michael J Vickey
    Thu, 4 Dec 1997 17:57:04 -0500
    ...The warning light above the knob indicates the operational condition of the lock: - The light comes on only when the lock has engaged properly...
  • Re: Parking/Brake Warning light
    Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
    Sat, 30 May 2009 11:00:48 -0500
    ...36 AM, Stephen Cebula <sfcebula@yahoo.com> wrote: > My Parking/Brake Warning light won't come on when the parking brake is > engaged. > At...
  • Re: temp. gauge warning light
    Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
    Mon, 2 Jul 2001 22:41:38 -0700
    ...Leon 85 Subwagen Westy Brett Ellingson wrote: > My 87 westy's coolant temperature gauge warning light has been > flashing. After about 45 freeway miles...
  • Re: Joy Hecht's problem's solved?
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 23 May 2005 12:52:57 -0700
    ...I have worked on MANY Vanagons where someone had disabled a dash warning system rather than fix the problem that was causing the warning...
  • Re: Oil Pressure = 0
    Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
    Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:56:21 -0800
    ...Is yours blinking? If not, the oil pressure warning circuit board may be at fault. If blinking and doing so with the engine running...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge: Bah Humbug! <grin>
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 12 Aug 2010 06:13:54 EDT
    ...What propane port are you referring to when you say there is a DOT warning sticker? And does your DOT's authority reach into...
  • Warning Lights Audible Buzzer
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Mon, 24 May 2010 17:27:31 -0700
    ...But -- something to fire off a piezo buzzer or klaxon if a warning light comes on? At least the alternator lamp and the overheat...
  • Re: Brake warning light on
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Mon, 1 May 2017 06:19:22 -0400
    Bottom of the handbrake lever inside the cabin. Yrs, d On Mon, May 1, 2017 at 5:48 AM, B Feddish <uprightbassghost@hotmail.com...
  • Sorry if this is a repost....but..."Garage Cruising"
    Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
    Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:12:16 -0400
    Just stumbled across this tonight....Warning: lots of dubstep....turn down the volume if you no like... http://vimeo.com/57217570 Jimmy 1991 GL...
  • Re: NVC - Just for Mr. Squirrel
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:22:24 -0700
    ...Jim On Jul 23, 2010, at 9:20 PM, BenT Syncro wrote: > That posting should have a WARNING label.
  • <No subject>
    Historical mailing list - Joerg Rieger
    7/17/95 2:47 PM
    Harvey, I am really interested in your glow plug warning device. Currently I am driving an 82 diesel Westy. Could you please let me...
  • Re: Slow-poke vanagon warning sign
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 4 Jun 2004 22:39:59 -0400
    Harald, Here's a similar idea applied to my 1989 Syncro 16 Double Cab. No lights but same idea. These were on the vehicle...
  • Craigslist Posting '82 Vanagon 16k
    Historical mailing list - Peter
    Tue, 1 Feb 2005 09:43:06 -0800
    ...http://www.craigslist.org/nby/car/57883059.html Interesting warning from follow up poster: http://www.craigslist.org/nby/car/57951577.html Cheers.
  • Re: door and oil buzzer the same?
    Historical mailing list - Michael Vickey
    Mon, 22 Aug 2005 23:40:04 -0400
    The oil pressure warning buzzer is on the dynamic oil pressure circuit board, which is located inside the speedometer housing. The other alarms/buzzers...
  • Campers-Utah Bubonic Plague Warning
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Tue, 16 May 2006 10:31:47 -0600
    Natural Bridges National Monument Looks like we escaped unwittingly, Richard. Just a heads up for anyone planning on camping in this region. http://www...
  • Re: sprinter rims - search warning
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:40:45 -0600
    ...a google search as I am interested in that one myself. WARNING - read the link before clicking on the header to go to a...
  • NVC--GMC truck problems--reply off-list
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Tue, 5 Aug 2008 13:10:02 -0500
    ...No fade, no dragging, no warning, just simply no go. Down for 30 seconds, no up. 2. The power steering quit. No leaks, no...
  • Re: The deal about the Tail Light Fairy
    Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
    Sat, 12 Mar 2011 23:22:00 -0800
    I hope the VW "Tail-light warning system" is not so stupid as the Porsche one that was in my "Flagship of the Porsche...
  • Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
    Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
    Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:57:29 -0400
    ...Re: [VANAGON] WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump # > George, etal, > > I've wondered the same. I have wiring a complete antique car, all > except > the...
  • Re: VDO wiring help needed!
    Historical mailing list - John Bange
    Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:50:41 -0700
    ...Connect "S" to sender terminal "G" (for "Gauge"). "WK" stands for "Warnlicht Kontact" (Warninglight Contact), and that terminal behaves just like the standard .3bar...
  • Re: ye olde blinking coolant level warning light
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:11:46 +0000
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  • Light warning buzzer how-to
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
    Thu, 24 Jun 2010 13:26:18 -0700
    Posted at http://www.vanagonwiki.net/wiki/Lights_Left_On_Buzzer_83/84 -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical...
  • Re: Bus Boys Stole From me Saga...
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 17 Aug 1997 19:06:32 -0700
    ...I'm sure I would react the same way, thanks for the warning!! Steve and Jo Ann Wacker San Marcos, Ca. 90 Carat 86...
  • Re: Headlight Warning Buzzer??
    Historical mailing list - Madeline Mullen/Ed Lowe
    Thu, 20 Aug 1998 10:55:48 -0800
    John, JC Whitney and others sell a little buzzer that will warnyou you left your lights on. Takes about 5min of experimenting to install...
  • mechanics in Portland OR?
    Historical mailing list - Lee Tucker
    Fri, 13 Nov 1998 23:04:37 -0700
    ...Any locals out there with advice? warnings? All info is greatly appreciated. Thanks Gretchen
  • Re: Most miles on Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:20:41 EST
    I had 166k on mine before she went kaboom! Not much of a warning either. Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3...
  • Re: Most miles on Vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:20:41 EST
    I had 166k on mine before she went kaboom! Not much of a warning either. Thanks, Ken Wilford http://www.vanagain.com John 3...
  • Re: trip'n
    Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
    Fri, 26 Aug 2005 16:04:14 -0400
    ...Fear the water pump!Especially if it is a 1.9.Little warning is typical, and you can shortly pour in coolant as fast...
  • Virus/Worm warning (Windows, of course)- NVC
    Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
    Thu, 2 Feb 2006 08:08:10 -0800
    I thought I'd pass this on, since this thing activates tomorrow. http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_138027.htm Apparently it deletes...
  • Re: Trashing online vendors
    Historical mailing list - David Etter
    Mon, 25 Jun 2007 22:44:25 -0300
    ...Good Night! David(dsl82westy) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote.. > >Here's hoping you get ripped off without warning, your attitude might >change.
  • eBay Syncro auction scam
    Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
    Mon, 5 Mar 2007 06:20:37 -0800
    Just a warning. I won this van months ago and they tried to scam me. It was located on Long Island, NY last time...
  • Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 10:46:20 -0800
    ...Warning, warning, Will Robinson!! Selling that Doka for parts is probably not illegal, but putting it back on the road in the US is...
  • Re: Troubling warning lights
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 18 Aug 2018 14:38:09 -0400
    ...Troubling warning lights How many Volts are You getting @ Alt when Eng' is Running ~ On 18 Aug , 2018, at 9:52 AM, ddbjorkman@verizon...
  • Re: oil pressure
    Historical mailing list - Thomas Pfrommer
    Mon, 7 May 2007 10:52:24 -0700
    ...BUT when the engine is hot and I >> rev above 2600 at some point, not right away the buzzer+warning light >> gets on. A...
  • Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
    Historical mailing list - James
    Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:35:07 -0500
    ...Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights. > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > You may not know all the...
  • '85 Temp. "Warning Light of Doom" - Question
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 03 Jun 1996 22:18:08 -0400
    Is/are there more than one source of input for the infamous "warning light of doom" in the center of the water temp gauge...
  • Coolant Temp Indications
    Historical mailing list - Jim Meade
    Mon, 13 Nov 1995 14:06:58 -0600 (CST)
    ...Could this mean in intermittent dead-short or intermittent open? The coolant temperature warning light sometimes flashes when the gauge needle is showing max...
  • Solved: Headlight Warning Buzzer needed.
    Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
    Mon, 21 Sep 1998 09:08:00 -0700
    ...The other end was soldered to the ground switch circuit for the seat belt warning buzzer. Now, if I forget to switch off the...
  • Re: Nice 82 Westfalia FS
    Historical mailing list - David Wallace
    Thu, 7 Mar 2002 18:35:41 -0700
    ...How many aircooled engines would have been spared if VW had installed temperature gauges and warning lights, along with a firm warning about high...
  • Re: aircooled intake elbow
    Historical mailing list - jimt
    Tue, 5 Oct 2004 10:38:01 -0600
    ...EGR warning box)... > > http://busdepot.com/details.jsp?partnumber=251957803E > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com > (215) 234-VWVW > Warning on...
  • Re: Problems at the Bus Depot - Warning about poor service
    Historical mailing list - Tom Young
    Fri, 6 Jan 2006 15:17:00 -0800
    ...Problems at the Bus Depot - Warning about poor service > I've purchased many items, many times from the Bus Depot. I've always been...
  • Re: AGH ran outta gas!
    Historical mailing list - jon
    Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:00:46 -0800
    ...Runs out of "gas" still in the warning zone. 83: Never have run out of "gas", but on empty there still is around 1...
  • Re: Electrical puzzle
    Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
    Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:14:32 -0700
    ...some seat belt stuff I have not looked at closely. >> >> I also noted that #50 goes to starter, digifant, idle-control, brake warning light...
  • Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Sat, 13 Dec 2014 13:58:26 -0600
    ...But > > nobody has bothered to post those episodes where the light comes on and > > cuts a trip short when only the warning system is...
  • Re: Oil Light
    Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
    Tue, 8 Aug 2006 12:09:35 -0400
    ...On 8/8/06, dhaynes@optonline.net <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > > 86 and later has what is known as the "Dynamic" oil pressure warning...
  • Re: Brake Warning Light
    Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
    Mon, 20 Nov 2000 19:20:16 -0500
    ...Brake Warning Light > You might check the brake fluid level in your master cylinder reservoir. There is > a level sensor in the filler cap...
  • Re: Traveling Tool Kit?
    Historical mailing list - Neil N
    Sat, 4 Jul 2015 14:08:00 -0700
    ...And, I'd carefully think through which parts fail right away or usually fail slowly with some kind of warning. Like enough warning to...
  • Re: Disable oil pressure warning system
    Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
    Sun, 15 Jun 2014 13:27:43 -0700
    ...small branch of the blue foil plugs into >>> the dynamic oil warning circuit board. Unplug that connector, bend the >>> outer most pin of the...
  • Re: ...Spam (Off-topic)
    Historical mailing list - Todd Last
    Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:35:34 +0000
    ...spamcop.net/ If you plug in the email header, it will report the originating server. (and send an anonomous spam warning to the administrator.)
  • Re: Water temp warning light flashing
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:38:54 -0700
    ...Water temp warning light flashing I had the same situation as James about a month ago. My '86 Tin Lizzie had been sitting idle...
  • OIL PRESSURE WARNING
    Historical mailing list - David Ludlow
    Mon, 18 Aug 1997 16:48:09 +0000
    ...The problem is the drop in oil pressure as indicated by the warning light and buzzer on deceleration from speed (say in excess of...
  • warning buzzer question
    Historical mailing list - mike miller
    Mon, 23 Oct 2000 08:54:14 -0700
    ...A loud, VERY loud, warning buzzer went off. I pulled into a nearby parking lot [OK I pulled over a curb, I was a...
  • Help: Wondering coolant Temp gauge
    Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
    Sun, 7 May 2000 08:40:13 -0700
    ...of driving, it was only right over the warning light, but never got to normal level, which is a notch above the warning light...
  • Oil Pressure Warning System FIXED (for the archives)
    Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
    Wed, 11 Jul 2007 16:11:41 -0400
    ...Run new tach signal wire to front, re-read Bentley's and determine I f-ed up testing of dynamic oil pressure warning system...
  • Re: Vanagon overheating on trip
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 18 Jul 2015 13:09:42 -0700
    ...Great! Until now, now the needle is slightly above the coolant warning light and the light flashes its angry warning to me. > > 4. Coolant...
  • Re: Coolant Low Level Light Useful?
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:54:48 -0700
    ...The coolant warning light suddenly started to blink and the temp gauge went over to the max. I immediately went off the freeway and...
  • Re: Turbo diesel 5-speed DOKA on ebay
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Mon, 8 Nov 2004 13:49:52 -0800
    ...Warning, warning, Will Robinson!! Selling that Doka for > parts is probably not illegal, but putting it back on the road in the US is...