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• For Sale 1986 Syncro Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Nick Kalman
  Wed, 9 Dec 1998 09:02:55 -0500
  ...and custom stereo with amp. also has CB and weather scanner. Alarm with ignition kill and all door sensors. Has canadian spec. auxillary gas...
• Need modulator for power windows...
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 19 Jul 2006 16:21:29 -0700
  Just got an alarm installed... really all I wanted was automatic door locks... and of course, rolling up the windows upon 'locking' ... but they...
• Re: Oil pressure gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Sat, 4 Mar 2000 11:03:33 +1000
  ...If you are concerned about the length of time the alarm stays on, check the oil level. When you grab the dipstick, the temperature...
• Re: Dreaming my AZ off! - Your choice to pick...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ellis
  Sun, 15 Sep 2002 22:23:07 -0700
  ...Dang! I'm surprised that the carbonmonoxide alarm didn't go off in the Eurovan camper and the "flashback" alarm did not go off...
• Re: Gauged Animals?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 09 Nov 1995 18:55:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...that scan all the channels, remember high temperatures and sound an alarm if >it goes out of a user-settable range. Golllllll-ly! The...
• Re: 88 Inst. Cluster in 85
  Historical mailing list - Michael Claire
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 12:50:54 -0800
  ...Sweet, sweet relief! Now, the alarms are off AND the oil lamp lights when I turn the key on. Thank You Very Much, Mike
• Re: Spooked!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 5 Jun 2011 08:27:37 -0500
  ...I noted no strange > sounds, and the oil pressure alarm did not sound. I drove the remaining > 100 feet up the hill to the...
• Re: Cheap TPMS ( tire pressure monitor) quick review
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 18:47:58 -0800
  ...hotmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> What you really want is programmable alarm points and an alarm you can hear. >>> >>> Dennis >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Ongoing "Honk" as diesel style starter engages
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:14:39 -0800
  ...Not loud, not alarming, just puzzling. > Anybody want to try to guess what might be causing this sound? > >
• Cat. Converter..
  Historical mailing list - Jason & Laura Cornfeld
  Fri, 19 Mar 1999 22:15:34 -0700
  ...heh car alarms.. =P how big is a vanagon muff. flange? thanks in advance!! Jason 85 GL with blown Cat.
• Re: ? Consequences of Broken Timing Belt (Diesel I4) ?
  Historical mailing list - Milo
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 12:19:34 -0500
  ...miles you can hear it swatting the cover, that is the > alarm. Course > you have to be real sensitive to hear it. > > Rachel http...
• Re was Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun??? Now this gun stuff worries me; VC, honest
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 27 Jan 2007 17:31:46 -0500
  > > Doubt that DC has 3000 plus gun related killings in a year. > No, certainly not. Baltimore has the dubious distinction of having the highest...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 21:14:11 -0700
  ...Maybe a PO disabled that, but didn't care about the key alarm. toodle pip, -- Dug Smith | Terry Pratchett: It's almost (mailto:dug...
• Re: UPS shipping
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 08:53:20 -0800
  ...The Goliaths need to be monitored with continual vigillance and the alarm sounded when they step out of bounds. -Dana- Daniel Danrich wrote: > > I...
• Need Speedometer and odometer 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Edward Beasley
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 20:52:15 -0400
  ...pressure relay (disabled, with oil pressure input jumped to a different alarm device) and broken attachment points for securing it to the dash (so...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sat, 7 Nov 2015 20:38:39 -0800
  ...If you continue to slow down these alarms will continue to sound. You must rev the engine up to make enough pressure to clear...
• Re: Can anyone identify this plug?
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:40:38 -0400
  That $79 stereo is crankin' away! No alarm, just lots of insurance. :) Just need a steering wheel that doesn't fall off.... Bryan > Date...
• Re: Audible Coolant alarm opinions
  Historical mailing list - steve meassick
  Fri, 2 Mar 2018 13:28:31 +0000
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• Re: Vanagons are too cool?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 20 Mar 2013 17:53:47 -0700
  ...Not going to happen with an old Vanagon! It's still worth getting an alarm to protect the contents from opportunistic smash and grabbers...
• Re: Alarm with power door locks?
  Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
  Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:19:24 -0700
  > What brand and where did you get it? It's a Commando 520-S, from the paperwork I have. I don't remember where...
• Re: Hot Air
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 18 Aug 2000 07:55:12 EDT
  ...At the risk of sounding like an officious alarmist, this has to be checked right away. Hydrogen gas is given off while a battery...
• Re: Urgent Help : brake lights stuck on
  Historical mailing list - Mike D.
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:58:43 -0700
  Ok...False alarm (somewhat). I stomped on the brakes really hard a few times and now the lights turn on and off properly. Maybe...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:37:10 -0400
  Hook up a reversing alarm to the hand brake circuit. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Oct 23, 2014 o godz. 13:32 Dan...
• Re: Friday: Dubious Carbon Monoxide Monitor
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 15 Feb 2008 12:36:49 EST
  ...gmail.com> wrote: > http://camping.elliott.googlepages.com/dubiouscoalarm > > With "snooze" alarm! > > Is there a setting to choose how many lifetimes we can snooze...
• break-ins was Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Mon, 2 May 2011 21:34:18 -0230
  I'm curious about the need for alarms. I mean, how many of us have ever actually had our vanagons broken into, in how...
• Re: 88 Vanagon - oil pressure alarm
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 21:46:28 -0600
  ...If this is secure, andyou still get the oil warning alarm, then you either have a bad switch or the problem is elsewhere - up...
• Re: break-ins was Re: Alarm choices: was Today somebody got into my van
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 4 May 2011 20:30:51 -0500
  ...Vehicle alarms would have certainly awakened us and the > neighbor. Infrared-triggered lights might have made a difference as > well. We have the lights...
• Re: window cable noise
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 29 Oct 2000 23:46:59 +1200
  ...windows) 4-door remote central locking system 295 remote starter w/alarm 95 Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand VW & mollusc nut 1984 Caravelle (currently...
• Car thieves have my Westy key
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 20:18:04 -0700
  ...recently and know what a reasonable cost is? Know of a fix other than a locksmith short of having a car alarm system installed?
• Re: speeding tickets?
  Historical mailing list - David Bingham
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 11:34:59 -0700
  ...in KC > 85 Westy > I only slowed down when > the proximity alarm on my scanner would indicated a police radio frequency > with in 3...
• Re: Largest diameter... failures in politics.
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Tue, 2 Nov 2004 10:22:52 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > non-partisan posting.... > > http://www.blackboxvoting.org/?q=node/view/78#breaking > > sorry, this was kind of alarming. > > if you...
• Re: Pin Switch for Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - Brent Weide's Yahoo Account
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 18:44:02 -0700
  ...Run the connected wire down the pillar and up to the dash (or location of your alarm) and you're home free. The added...
• Re: Fire Suppression Solutions 2
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 3 Aug 2004 10:48:23 -0700
  ...This system wouldn't need to rely on the van's goofy electrical system, but an alarm could also be wired in if desired...
• Re: Hornet car alarm?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Jul 1997 19:52:31 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Charles, Thanks for the word of advice! I got my alarm installed yesterday and it seems to be great! I'm very happy with...
• oil on clutch
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 05:46:49 -0800
  ...Have come up with a little alarm circuit for the Boxer. Haven't tried it yet but what I am doing is going to...
• More Friday Blabbering
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 14:45:00 -0500
  ...Turned on the XM radio, climbed in the back, set the alarm on my phone, and took a well needed nap. It was great...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 18 Oct 2014 03:26:21 -0400
  ...SU - switched output to key alarm, on when key is inserted (this is a very low-current switch). Yours, David
• Electrical Gremlin
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:54:11 -0500
  ...The only constant drain is a car alarm LED that has been in the camper for 22 years. Thanks for any words of wisdom...
• wild van for sale...
  Historical mailing list - matt bezark
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 18:48:53 -0600
  ...alloy rims, new H rated tires, A/C, power windows/lockes/alarm, McIntosh CD player (rare) $1500 sound system, 136K on body, 96K on...
• Re: Car alarms- Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 16:40:44 -0600
  Unfortunately it doesn't work that way... ---------------------- It actually does work out. One scumbag is stealing while another scumbag is getting busted and one...
• Oil pressure Alarm!
  Historical mailing list - Ram�n Celaya
  Mon, 1 Apr 2002 19:11:08 -0800
  Hi Locos! My wolfburg edition Carat 90 Auto have some problems with the oil pressure, only in highway when I slow down or in...
• Vanagon Fire?
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:34:53 -0400
  ...They issued a second alarm and called in firefighters from National City and Chula Vista. Samantha Lujan, ex-wife of the homeowner, said that...
• Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 22:55:51 -0700
  ...Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!) > While driving my 88GL down the interstate from town tonight suddenly all > the warning lights on the...
• Re: Photos of broken alternator pulley
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 May 2012 16:06:02 -0700
  ...It never occured to me that it's also a perfect alarm sound for a gone belt! -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott Bend, Ore...
• Re: 2d Battery.
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 18:57:23 +0000
  ...I bought all 3 parts from my dealer for my alarm system. The parts are the door swtich, rubber boot for it, and the...
• Re: Alarm system, was Bus story - using a gun???
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 25 Jan 2007 09:29:21 -0800
  Unbelievable; charging the guy for protecting his own property!! This brings up a good question; In Canada, you would undoubtedly be put in jail...
• Re: Inverter at Radio Shack
  Historical mailing list - Hans Achter
  Thu, 1 Dec 2005 20:04:47 -0500
  ...Constant voltage alarms and shutdowns. I noticed the reported voltage was often below 12 V. I finally hooked the inverter leads straight onto the...
• Re: 89 Westy FS 35K mi. $13,500 St. Louis
  Historical mailing list - Barbara Sutton
  Mon, 15 Sep 1997 19:49:15 -0700
  ...cassette and premium > speakers. > > Auxiliary battery (installed in rear cabinet) and alarm. Never camped in, > still has plastic over stove. Numerous other extras. Could...
• Re: Best Hatch Struts???
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sun, 4 Oct 1998 15:30:00 -0700
  ...Just exactly where is the switch mounted? I need to mount one for an alarm-system, but I want it to look stock. If...
• Re: Catastrophe???(Oil lite and oil alarm on!)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 00:58:13 -0500
  At 12:11 AM 1/26/2001, John Rodgers wrote: >How is the oil pressure light and the warning horn related in this case...
• HOWTO: Installing aftermarket power door locks in an '85 vanagon westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:25:28 -0700
  ...find out my lovely '84 POS has power locks, remote starting, alarm, a killer stereo, and soon will likely have power windows. -Nate '84...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:31:39 -0800
  ...More like an alarm than a buzzer, and the speedo would immediately drop down to zero while it was singing. If it ever warmed...
• Re: NVC-Fryeday Follies-G Rated Thing you might need at least 1 of?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:01:41 -0700
  ...Drawn reciprocation dingle alarm. But he never said "veeblefetzer"* =========== * Not a dirty word, bluenoses. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The...
• Rear Hatch Switch?
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Wed, 12 May 1999 18:25:07 -0700
  ...Also the PO installed the alarm system and I believe he "wired" the hatch as a protected entry point. If so that switch may...
• HEADLIGHTS on HOLIDAY!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Thu, 8 Jul 1999 21:08:20 EDT
  Hey Volks, If Mavis (my 88 Wf) ever made it through a month without pulling some $&!T it would be cause for serious alarm...
• Re: More propane capacity needed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:20:23 -0700
  ...Even with CO and > propane alarms I would be concerned that a blanket or soemthing could > get kicked close enough to start a fire...
• Re: simple heat for stove top, e-bay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:29:55 -0800
  ...I'd get a carbon monoxide monitor/alarm to go with, if I were you. Just in case. I'm just sayin' is all...
• Re: Refilling manual transmission fluid
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Sat, 20 Sep 2008 12:52:42 -0700
  ...No great cause for alarm, assuming the oil has not been changed for a long while. If you wipe the fuzz off on a...
• Re: Red Oil light on!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Thu, 13 Jun 2002 09:24:15 -0700
  ...I was more than a little alarmed, but I decided to let the engine run for a little longer to see if it might...
• FS:90 Vanagon Camper Synchro
  Historical mailing list
  18 Mar 1996 15:33:41 -0500
  ...and owners manuals 4WD, PS PB,PL,PW,A/C,remote alarm, aux battery Many wear/tear items replaced: Tires: 46500 mis Front Brakes...